Abstract Rowing is a very famous sport in western countries, but today it also shows a growth in other parts of the world as well. The sport is developed with background environment which present with rivers and lakes that also makes athletes to enjoy the natural beauty of the environment. This fantastic sport is very competitive and requires cardiovascular fitness, proper techniques and anaerobic power to move a boat in a rowing race. Unfortunately, this fantastic sport give rise to high incidence such as lower back injuries, fractures near rib area, muscular strains in elbow or arms. Since this sports need a cardiovascular fitness and athletes’ continuous strength is highly essential for rowing sport, a strong back is a vital component
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The background study of this sport emphasizes that low back injury is the most common injury that most of the rowers face. Although all past researches which conducted limited muscle instability and fatigue. Therefore a gap exist the past literature. Since there are two forms of rowing techniques and there is a problem exist due to low back injury of rowers, this research is mainly focused to study and find out whether there is more chance for low back injury in sweep rowing while compared to scull …show more content…
According to the curvature of the lumbar spine in the sagittal, muscle length can be determined in mm and this can be controlled with the help of Isotrak system. This Isotrak includes pulse module and sensor which can detect the electromagnetic waves. However these are normally attach to skin overlaying spinous process of first sacral (S1) and first lumbar (L1). As per this scenario lumbar curvature can be computed by the angle between source and the sensor. And the output will be input to the microcomputer by sampling at 60Hz frequency. The range of lumbar flexion was established for each subject by measuring lumbar curvature in erect standing and in full forward flexion while the subject attempted to touch the toes. This will give rise to enable the subsequent posture as well as the relative muscle length that defines the percentage of the full range of flexion of the lumbar spine. If the Isotrak device placed correctly on the skin it will give accurate measurements that also can be
The background study of this sport emphasizes that low back injury is the most common injury that most of the rowers face. Although all past researches which conducted limited muscle instability and fatigue. Therefore a gap exist the past literature. Since there are two forms of rowing techniques and there is a problem exist due to low back injury of rowers, this research is mainly focused to study and find out whether there is more chance for low back injury in sweep rowing while compared to scull …show more content…
According to the curvature of the lumbar spine in the sagittal, muscle length can be determined in mm and this can be controlled with the help of Isotrak system. This Isotrak includes pulse module and sensor which can detect the electromagnetic waves. However these are normally attach to skin overlaying spinous process of first sacral (S1) and first lumbar (L1). As per this scenario lumbar curvature can be computed by the angle between source and the sensor. And the output will be input to the microcomputer by sampling at 60Hz frequency. The range of lumbar flexion was established for each subject by measuring lumbar curvature in erect standing and in full forward flexion while the subject attempted to touch the toes. This will give rise to enable the subsequent posture as well as the relative muscle length that defines the percentage of the full range of flexion of the lumbar spine. If the Isotrak device placed correctly on the skin it will give accurate measurements that also can be