Author : Ashley Rose Fryman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (697 download)
Book Synopsis Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Forearms of Collegiate Ten-pin Bowlers by : Ashley Rose Fryman
Download or read book Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Forearms of Collegiate Ten-pin Bowlers written by Ashley Rose Fryman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies have demonstrated the effect of dominance on bone mineral density (BMD) of both weight bearing and non-weight bearing limbs and the effect of physical activity and specific sports, such as tennis, gymnastics, and volleyball on bmd of the predominantly used limb(s) versus non-used limb(s). Like tennis and volleyball, the Wichita State University (WSU) bowling team performs a high volume of repetitive use of their bowling arm on a regular basis. This is the first study to investigate the effect of ten-pin bowling at an elite collegiate level on BMD of the bowling arm compared to the non-bowling arm. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Unit (Hologic QDR 4500W Elite) was used to assess BMD of bilateral arms (whole body scan) and bilateral forearms (forearm scan) of 25 (N=13 males, N=12 females) collegiate bowlers (20.72 ± 1.46 yrs). In this study, the forearm scans showed significantly greater (p