Chiropractic wrist manipulation on performance indicators in asymptomatic male golfer
- Authors: Taitz, Matthew Sam
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Golfers - Health and hygiene , Wrist , Manipulation (Therapeutics) , Golf - Physiological aspects , Chiropractic
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/58180 , uj:16427
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate effects of chiropractic wrist manipulation on three golf performance indicators, namely clubhead speed, distance, and smash factor in asymptomatic male golfers. A quasi-experimental study design, set up at the Golfers Club (Fourways, Johannesburg), compared 50 participants in the test group with 50 participants in the control group. The participants were right-handed with handicaps of 17 or less. The data collection process comprised left and right wrist range of motion readings using a manual goniometer; five warm-up shots using a 7-iron into nylon netting; and ten shots recorded using the FlightScope Simulator. The process was concluded with left and right wrist range of motion goniometer readings. Only the test group received chiropractic wrist manipulations. No subjective data was recorded as participants were asymptomatic. There was a noteworthy difference in left and right wrist range of motion without any significant change in the test or control groups’ performance indicators. The evidence suggests that the immediate effect of chiropractic wrist manipulation on golf performance indicators is limited. , M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
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- Authors: Taitz, Matthew Sam
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Golfers - Health and hygiene , Wrist , Manipulation (Therapeutics) , Golf - Physiological aspects , Chiropractic
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/58180 , uj:16427
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate effects of chiropractic wrist manipulation on three golf performance indicators, namely clubhead speed, distance, and smash factor in asymptomatic male golfers. A quasi-experimental study design, set up at the Golfers Club (Fourways, Johannesburg), compared 50 participants in the test group with 50 participants in the control group. The participants were right-handed with handicaps of 17 or less. The data collection process comprised left and right wrist range of motion readings using a manual goniometer; five warm-up shots using a 7-iron into nylon netting; and ten shots recorded using the FlightScope Simulator. The process was concluded with left and right wrist range of motion goniometer readings. Only the test group received chiropractic wrist manipulations. No subjective data was recorded as participants were asymptomatic. There was a noteworthy difference in left and right wrist range of motion without any significant change in the test or control groups’ performance indicators. The evidence suggests that the immediate effect of chiropractic wrist manipulation on golf performance indicators is limited. , M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
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The immediate effect of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy on the x-factor stretch of elite amateur golfers
- Authors: Templeton, Marc Sean
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Chiropractic , Spinal adjustment , Stretch (Physiology) , Golfers - Health and hygiene
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/382796 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/91390 , uj:20100
- Description: Abstract: The golf swing is a complex set of movements that requires the activation of multiple muscles to ensure the correct sequence is followed. The aim of the study was to see the immediate effect of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy on the x-factor stretch of elite amateur golfers. Fifty participants were used in the study and randomly allocated into two groups, a control and treatment group. The participants in the treatment group were assessed on the 3D motion tracking software before and after manipulation. The results showed that there was no significant change (p = 0.353) to the x-factor stretch after manipulation for group A (treatment group). However, there were some significant changes that were noted during the study. There was a significant change (p = 0.016) to the hip angle after manipulation as well as a significant change (p = 0.041) to the x-factor after manipulation, although, the change in x-factor was a decrease in the value of the x-factor after manipulation. Although there were some changes noted to the variables that were measured, no clinical correlation could be noted. Therefore, it cannot be safely assumed that chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy has an effect on the x-factor stretch of elite amateur golfers. , M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
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- Authors: Templeton, Marc Sean
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Chiropractic , Spinal adjustment , Stretch (Physiology) , Golfers - Health and hygiene
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/382796 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/91390 , uj:20100
- Description: Abstract: The golf swing is a complex set of movements that requires the activation of multiple muscles to ensure the correct sequence is followed. The aim of the study was to see the immediate effect of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy on the x-factor stretch of elite amateur golfers. Fifty participants were used in the study and randomly allocated into two groups, a control and treatment group. The participants in the treatment group were assessed on the 3D motion tracking software before and after manipulation. The results showed that there was no significant change (p = 0.353) to the x-factor stretch after manipulation for group A (treatment group). However, there were some significant changes that were noted during the study. There was a significant change (p = 0.016) to the hip angle after manipulation as well as a significant change (p = 0.041) to the x-factor after manipulation, although, the change in x-factor was a decrease in the value of the x-factor after manipulation. Although there were some changes noted to the variables that were measured, no clinical correlation could be noted. Therefore, it cannot be safely assumed that chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy has an effect on the x-factor stretch of elite amateur golfers. , M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
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