ABSTRACT
Rowing is a sport consisting of a continuous cyclical movement, which demands efficiency and accurate coordination of the full body to maximize performance. The rowing cycle is formed by the rower sliding back and forth along a monorail through the action of cyclical extension and flexion of the lower limbs. This general concept refers to different sports; for instance, the sport where the subject pulls one oar (in boat or indoor) and the ergometer rowing. In the ergometer rowing, the subject pulls a handle, which is connected to the flywheel that generates the rowing resistance. In recent years, this rowing motion has become a new competitive sport, a training for on-water race-pace rowers or simply an indoor exercise for healthy purposes. A statistical analysis describing motion and load characteristics of ergometer rowing is used to test the hypothesis that rowing stroke technique is associated with the incidence of low back pain (see O’Sullivan et al., 2003). Indeed, the use of the values obtained for the torques may improve performance and prevent injuries such as chronic back pain (Bartlett and Bussey, 2011).
