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| Name | Class |
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| Golfersworld München | UNKNOWN |
| Golfclub München-Eichenried | UNKNOWN |
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Golf is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, the biomechanical and motor challenge of golf should not be underestimated. Nevertheless, only very few amateur golfers carry out serious preparation and conditioning as part of a strength/stabilization program. The main argument for this limitation is the aspect of "limited time resources". A solution to this problem could therefore be the time-effective and highly individualizable whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) technology.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 16 weeks of WB-EMS application on trunk stability and clubhead speed in male amateur golfers in a (randomized) controlled setting.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Whole-Body Electromyostimulation | Experimental | WB-EMS once per week for for 16 week (85 Hz, 350 µs, bipolar, duty cycle 4s-4s) |
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| Non WB-EMS control | No Intervention | No WB intervention, but maintained physical activity and habitual exercise habits |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Electromyostimulation | Device | WB-EMS once per week 20 min for 16 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clubhead speed | Changes of clubhead speed as determined by a radar-based system ("TrackMan", Scottsdale, USA) | At baseline and after16 weeks (i.e. over 16 weeks) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Trunk stability as determined by | Changes of maximum isometric trunk strength (index of trunk extension/-flexion; lateral flexion and trunk rotation) as determined by an isometric testing device | At baseline and after16 weeks (i.e. over 16 weeks) |
| Clubhead speed |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexanden University Erlangen-Nürnberg | Erlangen | 91052 | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | Zink C, Rückel F, von Stengel S, Kemmler W. The Use of Whole Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) as a Golf Warm-Up - A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Study. Archives of Physical Health and Sports Medicine 2019; 2(1)1: 04-12 |
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The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author (WK)
Data will become available in January 2021 without time limit
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Randomized controlled trial with two study groups in parallel: (1) Whole body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) or 16 weeks (b) non WB-EMS control
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Outcomes assessor were unaware of participants status (i.e. WB-EMS or control) and were not allowed to ask correspondingly
Changes of clubhead speed as determined by a radar-based system ("TrackMan", Scottsdale, USA) |
| At baseline and after 8 weeks (i.e. over 8 weeks) |