PMID- 32633199
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230704
LR  - 20230704
IS  - 1752-6116 (Electronic)
IS  - 1476-3141 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 8
DP  - 2023 Aug
TI  - Construct validity of gymnastics-specific assessment on the neuromuscular 
      function of shoulder flexor and extensor muscles.
PG  - 966-981
LID - 10.1080/14763141.2020.1772861 [doi]
AB  - The present study examined the construct validity of gymnastics-specific 
      measurements of the shoulder flexor and extensor neuromuscular function. Fifteen 
      male gymnasts and 18 male physical education (PE) students participated 
      voluntarily. The electromyogram (EMG) of 3 flexor and 3 extensor shoulder muscles 
      was assessed during isometric (45, 90, and 135 masculine) and isokinetic (concentric and 
      eccentric 60, 180, and 300 masculine/s) shoulder flexion/extension. Peak torque (PT) and 
      neuromuscular function in terms of neuromuscular efficiency (NME, i.e. torque to 
      EMG ratio) and antagonist/agonist coactivation index were evaluated. The 
      construct validity of the measurements was supported by the ability to 
      discriminate between gymnasts and physical education (PE) students, taking into 
      consideration the shoulders' neuromuscular function parameters (37%-57% of the 
      variability explained). After accounting for the limitations of the study, these 
      findings may assist gymnastics coaches and researchers to develop and evaluate 
      more effective training methods for athletes related to shoulder joint 
      physiological characteristics and level of expertise.
FAU - Milosis, Dimitrios C
AU  - Milosis DC
AD  - School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Laboratory of Evaluation of 
      Human Biological Performance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 
      Greece.
FAU - Siatras, Theophanis A
AU  - Siatras TA
AD  - School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Laboratory of Evaluation of 
      Human Biological Performance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 
      Greece.
FAU - Christoulas, Kosmas I
AU  - Christoulas KI
AD  - School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Laboratory of Evaluation of 
      Human Biological Performance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 
      Greece.
FAU - Patikas, Dimitrios A
AU  - Patikas DA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8921-4176
AD  - School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University 
      of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200707
PL  - England
TA  - Sports Biomech
JT  - Sports biomechanics
JID - 101151352
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Shoulder
MH  - *Gymnastics/physiology
MH  - Biomechanical Phenomena
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
MH  - Electromyography
MH  - Torque
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Shoulder flexion/extension
OT  - electromyography
OT  - gymnasts
OT  - isokinetic
EDAT- 2020/07/08 06:00
MHDA- 2023/07/04 06:42
CRDT- 2020/07/08 06:00
PHST- 2023/07/04 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2020/07/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/08 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/14763141.2020.1772861 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sports Biomech. 2023 Aug;22(8):966-981. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2020.1772861. Epub 
      2020 Jul 7.