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Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis

Marianna BellafioreGoran KuvačićNicola Luigi BragazziAlessandro Moura ZagattoLuca Paolo ArdigòJohnny PaduloAntonio Dello Iacono

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Score testmedicine.medical_specialtyPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMotor controlFatigued conditionPhysiology (medical)Muscle activity ; Motor control ; Reaction time ; Fatigued conditionsMedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineNational levellcsh:Sports medicinelcsh:QH301-705.5Reaction timeInternational levelOriginal PaperSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportivebusiness.industryRepeated measures design030229 sport sciencesfatigued conditions; motor control; muscle activity; reaction timeFatigued conditionslcsh:Biology (General)Physical therapylcsh:RC1200-1245businessBody mass index030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMuscle activity

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In table tennis, motor skills are crucial for discriminating player level. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the impact of a vibrational stimulus on performance. Thirty-four male players (age 25 +/- 2 years ; body mass index, BMI 23.4 +/- 1.2 kg.m(-2)) participated in the study. Seventeen played at international level (IL), while the remaining 17 played at national level (NL). The participants underwent a ball-handling test, the ball score, before (PRE) and after (POST) a vibrational stimulus. Intra-class correlation (ICC) for the ball score result showed good reliability (ICC 0.87 for IL and 0.80 for NL). Repeated measures ANOVA showed differences between groups for ball score (p = 0.000) and a significant groupxtime interaction (p = 0.004). Better performances were observed for the IL group than for the NL group, significantly only for POST. Vibration produced positive and negative effects in IL and NL groups, respectively.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-01-01Biology of Sport
https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2018.78051