Wheelchair Tennis Player Strength and Mobility Metrics

Fifty-one elite wheelchair tennis players were assessed for upper-body strength and mobility performance. The study measured isometric arm and trunk force and captured sensor-derived speed, acceleration, and rotation metrics to investigate classification criteria.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between isometric push/pull force and sensor-derived sprint or rotational performance metrics.
• Compare acceleration and rotation outcomes across trunk function classification groups (0, 1, 2).
• Model the relationship between trunk-related force measurements and dynamic mobility metrics from inertial sensors.

Strengths

• Data from 51 elite wheelchair tennis players across men, women, and quad divisions.
• Includes quantified strength measures (isometric force) and objective mobility metrics (speed, acceleration, rotation).
• Explicitly compares performance across three trunk function classification groups.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 51 athletes limits statistical power and generalizability.
• Data is presented in a PDF report, not a structured tabular format, complicating direct analysis.
• Correlations between strength and performance were described as modest (r=0.26–0.62).

Provenance

Source

Rienk M. A. van der Slikke via figshare.

Collection Method

Standardized field tests and match play assessments of elite athletes, using force tests and inertial sensors.

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