Sindall, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-631X, Lenton, JP, Mason, BS, Tolfrey, K, Cooper, RA, Martin Ginis, KA and Goosey-Tolfrey, VL
2020,
'Practice improves court-mobility and self-efficacy in tennis-specific wheelchair propulsion'
, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
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Abstract
Purpose: Wheelchair tennis (WT) chair propulsion is uniquely characterised by the requirement for racket-holding coupled with effective hand-rim contact. Thus, investigations involving strategies to enhance chair mobility skills are merited. The aim was to examine effects of organised practice on WT match-play responses and the impact of racket-holding during practice. Materials and methods: Following physiological profiling involving graded and peak exercise testing, sixteen able-bodied (AB) participants performed bouts of WT match-play interspersed with practice involving wheelchair mobility drills completed with (R) or without (NR) a tennis racket. A data logger recorded distance and speed. Self-efficacy was reported. Results and conclusions: Significant main effects for match revealed higher post-practice overall and forwards distances (P < 0.05), peak (P < 0.005) and average (P < 0.05) speeds, and self-efficacy (SE) (P = 0.001) were attained. During practice, lower distances and speeds were achieved with R, with a lower physiological cost than NR. Practice increases court-movement and SE with no associated increases in physiological cost. Changes represent enhanced court-mobility. Differences between practice characteristics provide options for skill development and optimisation of health outcomes.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools: | Schools > School of Health Sciences |
Journal or Publication Title: | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 1748-3107 |
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Depositing User: | Dr P A Sindall |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2020 12:49 |
Last Modified: | 19 May 2020 10:00 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/56931 |
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