rss
Br J Sports Med 39:710-719 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2004.014126
  • Original article

Biomechanics of the head for Olympic boxer punches to the face

Table 2

 Correlation between punch dynamics and risk of injury parameters

Weight Punch force Hand velocity Effective mass Force to jaw† HIC Linear acceleration Head velocity Rotational acceleration
*p<0.05, **p<0.01; †number of observations was 15.
n = 18, except as noted; the calculation is based on a two tailed significance test.
Weight – 0.539* −0.071 0.484* 0.561* 0.672** 0.432 0.555* 0.524*
Punch force 0.539* – −0.400 0.661** 0.736** 0.886** 0.961** 0.806** 0.528*
Hand velocity −0.071 −0.400 – −0.758 −0.348 −0.369 −0.416 −0.519* 0.170
Effective mass 0.484* 0.661* −0.758* – 0.476 0.618* 0.589* 0.774* 0.280
Force to jaw† 0.561* 0.736** −0.348 0.476 – 0.631** 0.621** 0.580* 0.500
HIC 0.672** 0.886** −0.369 0.618** 0.631** – 0.862** 0.829** 0.372
Linear acceleration 0.432 0.961** −0.416 0.589** 0.621** 0.862** – 0.769** 0.425
Head velocity 0.555* 0.806** −0.519* 0.774** 0.580* 0.829** 0.769** – 0.361
Rotational acceleration 0.524* 0.528* 0.170 0.280 0.500 0.372 0.425 0.361 –

This Article

  1. Abstract
  2. Full text
  3. PDF

Latest from BJSM blog

Latest from BJSM blog

Register for free content


Free sample
This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of BJSM.
View free sample issue >>

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.


    • BJSM blog now on Kindle