G24.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Golf-players' (with Yips) putting-performance before and after transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
Sponsors
Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age: 18-80 years, right-handed player, Handicap <=36, cinematically proven Yips Rotational acceleration during impact (-100ms to +100ms around impact) of = 4.000°/s, and other parameters
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Psychiatric disorders (severe depression, schizophrenia), ongoing VNS, s/p vagotomy, cardiac illness (bradykardia, insufficiency, s/p infarction), active implant (e.g. pacemaker, defibrillator, neuromodulator), non-understanding/compliance of the study plan, progressive neurological disorder (Parkinson, mult.sclerosis, epilepsy), asthma, pregnancy, tinnitus, VP-shunt, dermatological condition or anatomic variation in the ear preventing ear-plug, other severe medical condition preventing participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction rotational acceleration, deviation of putting direction and rotation. Method: Ultrasound-measurement of putter-movement at the testing day before and after transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of successful putts | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMortimer Gierthmühlen
Neurochirurgische KlinikUniversitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
Outcome results
None listed