Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior Tennis Players: Pilot Study by Joaquin A Anguera, Aleem Choudhry, Michael Seaman, Dominick Fedele

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a combined virtual reality (VR)– and tablet-based cognitive training intervention on adolescent tennis players’ performance. Here, we examined differences in Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) between players who supplemented their regular tennis training with a cognitive training intervention and a group that continued regular tennis training alone. …”
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Bilateral Comparison of Anterior Shoulder Position in Elite Tennis Players by Todd Ellenbecker, E. Paul Roetert, Kristyn Petracek, Mark Kovacs, Natalia Barajas, David Bailie

“…# Background In elite tennis players, musculoskeletal adaptations in the dominant upper extremity have been reported for range of motion, strength, and scapular biomechanics. …”
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Posterior Shoulder Instability in Tennis Players: Aetiology, Classification, Assessment and Management by Lyn Watson, Gregory Hoy, Timothy Wood, Tania Pizzari, Simon Balster, Shane Barwood, Sarah Ann Warby

“…# Background Micro-traumatic posterior shoulder instability (PSI) is an often missed and misdiagnosed pathology presenting in tennis players. The aetiology of micro-traumatic PSI in tennis players is multifactorial, including congenital factors, loss of strength and motor control, and sport-specific repetitive microtrauma. …”
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Technical Proficiency Analysis in Table Tennis: A Comparative Study Between Advanced and Intermediate Players by Benny Aprial, Denny Setyawan, George Danut Mocanu, Candra Brema Tarigan, Ghulam Mustafa, John Michael D. Aquino, Bilal Azmi Sarıtaş

Subjects: “…table tennis…”
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Range of Motion and Muscle Stiffness Differences in Junior Tennis Players with and without a History of Shoulder Pain by Joshua Colomar, Javier Peña, Jordi Vicens-Bordas, Ernest Baiget

“…# Background Due to its significant unilateral predominance, tennis can provoke functional and morphological asymmetries that develop over time and may result in undesired morphological alterations…”
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Precise Recognition and Feature Depth Analysis of Tennis Training Actions Based on Multimodal Data Integration and Key Action Classification by Weichao Yang

Subjects: “…Tennis action recognition…”
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Can Table Tennis Extend Lifespan? An Analysis of Its Impact on Physical Health, Brain Function, and Mental Well-being by Patrycja Marta, Agata Ossolińska, Filip Huzarski, Gabriela Ferfecka, Klaudia Pawełek, Lucyna Stolarska, Magdalena Rosa-Bończak, Natalia Morawiecka, Olivier Carlton, Weronika Kłosowicz

Subjects: “…Table tennis…”
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Pengaruh Variasi Latihan Core Terhadap Kemampuan Balance dan Forehand Drive Atlet Putra by M. Wahyu Hidayah NST, David Siahaan

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Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years by Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Daniel Llenderrozos, Miguel Crespo, Timothy E. Hewett, Lorena Martin, Ernest Baiget

“…# Background The demands of professional tennis, including physical and psychological aspects, contribute to the frequency of retirements at elite levels of the sport…”
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The Company of Biologists: celebrating 100 years by Sarah J. Bray, Stephen J. Royle, Holly A. Shiels, Daniel St Johnston

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The Company of Biologists: celebrating 100 years by Sarah J. Bray, Stephen J. Royle, Holly A. Shiels, Daniel St Johnston

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Shoulder Isokinetic Strength Balance Ratio in Overhead Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Valentine Zimermann Vargas, Caroline Motta, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Marilia Santos Andrade

“…Male handball (0.90±0.23), tennis (0.86±0.30), and judo (0.68±0.22) athletes had lower FR values than soccer athletes (1.20±0.21) and volleyball athletes (1.25±0.28)…”
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Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Evaluation of the Lateral Elbow: Implications for Rehabilitation Providers by Robert C. Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael Voight

“…This imaging modality provides high-resolution, dynamic visualization of superficial soft tissue structures, making it particularly advantageous for assessing conditions such as lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), ligamentous injuries, radial tunnel syndrome, and other common disorders. …”
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False Blister Beetles, (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) by Ross H. Arnett, Jr.

“…Oxycopis mcdonaldi (Arnett) causes skin blistering and makes itself a nuisance at resort areas where the beetles are attracted by night lights around swimming pools, tennis courts, and open air restaurants. Yet another species, Nacerdes melanura (L.), the "wharf borer," is common around wood pilings where its larvae bore into and weaken the wood of docks and adjacent buildings. …”
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False Blister Beetles, (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) by Ross H. Arnett, Jr.

“…Oxycopis mcdonaldi (Arnett) causes skin blistering and makes itself a nuisance at resort areas where the beetles are attracted by night lights around swimming pools, tennis courts, and open air restaurants. Yet another species, Nacerdes melanura (L.), the "wharf borer," is common around wood pilings where its larvae bore into and weaken the wood of docks and adjacent buildings. …”
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The effect of leadership styles on employee’s performance in Ethiopian sports organizations with mediating and moderating roles by Yifan Liu, Abyot Abdela Ali, Jiawen Pan, Yi Xiao

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Shoulder Rotational Strength Profiles of Danish National Level Badminton Players by Martin B Stausholm, Martin Baun, Jan M Bjordal, Dorte Nielsen, Henrik Aagaard, S Peter Magnusson, Christian Couppé

“…# Background Increased age has been shown to be associated with weaker external rotators and stronger internal rotators of the shoulder in pitchers and tennis players. Whether this age-associated change is present in elite badminton players is unknown…”
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Direction-Specific Signatures of Sport Participation in Center of Pressure Profiles of Division I Athletes by Stephen M. Glass, Scott E. Ross

“… # Methods One-hundred sixty-seven NCAA Division-I varsity athletes (80 female: 19.12±1.08 years, 169.79±7.03 cm, 65.69±10.43 kg; 87 male: 19.59±1.33 years, 181.25±9.06 cm, 76.40±12.73 kg) representing four sports (basketball, soccer, tennis, and cross county) participated in this study. …”
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Sport-Specific AMCaMP: New Modular Tools for Measuring Adolescent Self-Confidence In Sport-Specific Movement by Keith H. May, William C. Espinoza, Andrew A. Guccione

“… # Methods After preliminary testing for readability and ease of administration, one of 12 sport-specific modules pertinent to the individual's sport (baseball, softball, basketball, football, gymnastics, cheerleading, soccer, ballet, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, and cross country) were administered to 14,744 patients, 11-18 years of age, drawn from 12 pediatric sports physical therapy facilities in a single health care system. …”
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Performance Benchmarking of Psychomotor Skills Using Wearable Devices: An Application in Sport by Mahela Pandukabhaya, Tharaka Fonseka, Madhumini Kulathunge, Roshan Godaliyadda, Parakrama Ekanayake, Chanaka Senanayake, Vijitha Herath

“…A thorough validation of the proposed framework is done in this paper using a Table Tennis forehand stroke as a case study. The resulting quantitative and visual representation of performance empowers individuals to optimize their skills and achieve peak performance.…”
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