Powerbalance wristband doesn't support flexibilty` — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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Powerbalance wristband doesn't support flexibilty`

Name: Herman Abban
Major: EXSS
Hometown: Accra-Ghana
Faculty Sponsor: Andrew (Tony) Pustina
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Senior thesis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the power balance silicone wristband increased flexibility and sprint performance. Fifteen male Division III tennis players participated in the study. In order to determine the power balance wristband’s influence on performance, subjects completed two different tests with and without a power balance bracelet on their wrist. The two tests included a sit and reach test and a 15-foot sprint. The mean score of two attempts was recorded for analysis. A paired-samples t-test was used to determine if there was a statistically significant difference between wearing the bracelet and not wearing the bracelet. Significance was set at 0.05. Results indicated that there were no significant improvement in performance for both the sit and reach test (p = 1.00) and the 15-foot sprint test (p= 0.10). The mean score for the sit and reach test was 21.62 inches with the bracelet and the mean without the bracelet was 21.61 inches. Furthermore, the mean score for the 15-yard dash 1.07 seconds with the bracelet and the mean without the bracelet was 1.05 seconds. Collectively, these results indicate that the power balance bracelet has no impact on performance.

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