ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2016
Effect of fatigue caused by a simulated handball game on ball throwing velocity, shoulder muscle strength and balance ratio: a prospective study.
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- Handball-specific loading acutely reduces the acromiohumeral distance in experienced handball players and in non-handball experienced athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Fatigue on Throwing Performance in Handball Players: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Effect of Preventive Exercise Programs for Swimmer's Shoulder Injury on Rotator Cuff Torque and Balance in Competitive Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Predicting Throwing Performance with Force-Velocity Mechanical Properties of the Upper Limb in Experienced Handball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- A dataset for fatigue estimation during shoulder internal and external rotation movements using wearables.Scientific data · 2024Article
- The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue on Cervical Spine Joint Position Error, Strength, and Endurance.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Exploring the Effect of Long Naps on Handball Performance and Heart Rate Variability.Sports medicine international open · 2021Article
- Effects of an Elastic Resistance Band Intervention in Adolescent Handball Players.Sports medicine international open · 2021Article
- Shoulder Isokinetic Strength Balance Ratio in Overhead Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Reliability and validity of multi-shot DWI in diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a study based on 3-T MRI.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Article
- The Influence of Fatigue on Throwing and YBT-UQ Performance in Male Adolescent Handball Players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundArm throwing represents a deciding element in handball. Ball velocity, aim accuracy, and dynamic stability of the shoulder are factors that influence throwing effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of muscle fatigue caused by simulated game activities (SGA) on shoulder rotational isokinetic muscle strength, muscle balance and throwing performance, and to examine the relationship between muscle strength and throwing performance.
methodsTen national elite adult handball athletes were evaluated. Isokinetic internal (IR), external (ER) rotators peak torque, and balance ratio were measured before and after SGA. Ball throwing velocity was assessed by radar gun.
resultsBoth internal (IR) and external (ER) rotators peak torque were significantly lower after SGA (p = 0.0003 and p = 0.02, respectively). However, the deleterious effect was more evident for IR than ER muscles (effect size r = 0.39 and r = 0.18, respectively). Balance ratio before and after SGA did not differ (p = 0.06). Ball throwing velocity was not impaired by SGA. Moreover, isokinetic variables correlated positively with ball velocity (r ≥ 0.67).
conclusionsSGA affected the muscle strength of IR more than ER, predisposing the shoulder joint to muscular imbalance. The muscular impairment after SGA was insufficient to impair ball throwing velocity.
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