Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1973
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Health and Physical Education
Committee Chair
Everett A. Irish
Second Committee Member
Eric Beardsley
Third Committee Member
Daryl D. Basler
Abstract
This study investigates flexibility (range of joint motion) as a potential attributer or deterrent of injury prevention in wrestling. College wrestlers were measured for flexibility of nineteen joint motions with the Leighton Flexometer. Injuries were recorded and correlations were calculated between flexibility and number of injuries and between flexibility and severity of injuries.
It appears that wrestlers with high range of flexibility will have fewer injuries.
Recommended Citation
Merkley, Lamoin R., "The Effect of Flexibility on Injury Prevention in Wrestling" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2144.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2144
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