Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Forearms of Collegiate Ten-Pin Bowlers

Abstract.This study assessed the BMD of the bowling arm compared to the non-bowling arm and the distal forearm BMD of the bowling arm compared to the non-bowling arm of elite collegiate ten-pin bowlers. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Unit (DXA) was used to assess the BMD of bilateral arms (whole body scan) and bilateral distal forearms (forearm scan) of 25 (N=13 males, N=12 females) collegiate bowlers(20.72 ± 1.46 yrs). The forearm scans showed significantly greater (p<0.05) BMD in the bowling arm (0.635 ±.05 g·cm-2) compared to the non-bowling arm (0.618 ±.06 g·cm-2)of both the male and female ten-pin bowlers. 1