Contralateral Blood Flow Resistance Improves Scapular Muscle Activation During Pickleball Forehand Swings

Completed

Conditions studied: Shoulder and Upper Arm Injury

In brief

Participants will perform table tennis, pickleball, and tennis swings while arm and leg muscles are analyzed with surface electromyography. Then blood flow resistance will be added to the non-swinging arm.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07728838

Run by

Texas Woman's University

People needed

30

Starts

2024-05-01

Expected to finish

2025-11-12

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 18 to 30 years of age
• able to make contact with a tethered ball
• able to follow simple commands

You may not qualify if…

• no spine, upper extremity, or lower extremity pain
• no spine, upper extremity, or lower extremity surgery or disorder in the past six months
• no blood clotting or vascular disorder which would make BFR harmful

Where it is running

• Texas Woman's University — Houston, Texas, United States

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