本研究旨在了解併腿及分腿前翻動作手掌撐地期間，手掌所承受之地面壓力分情形。同時比較兩種前手翻動作對手掌所造成的壓力是否有所不同。希望透過此一基礎研究，能進一步建立有關手掌支撐之運動或倒立運動之力學模式。
本研究所使用的儀器，為Novel公司生產之Emed-SF-2 Platform平台式壓力分佈測量系統。受試者為國立復興劇校國中部及高中部學生共60名。實驗動作分為併腿前手翻及分腿前手翻二項。資料採自行開發之分析軟體，進行統計及運算。
結果發現：在合力分布上，手掌受力情形，左、右手沒有顯著差異，併腿與分腿前手翻沒有顯著差異。而分布的情形是小魚際最大（34%），大魚際21%，掌指關節16％，指部29%。在時間－壓力曲線的結果上，併腿前手翻呈單峰曲線，分腿前手翻則呈雙峰曲線，二者有顯著差異。
本研究乃一基礎研究，旨在提供將來對傷害及力學模式的參考。由於時間及金錢的限制，故不能盡善盡美。玆以現成人力、資源，對前手翻動作做一概括性的探討。

The purpose of this study was to analyze the pressure distribution of palm between performing forward handspring and forward handspring with legs straddled. We use Novel Emed-SF-2 Platform to collect pressure data of palm form 60 Chinese traditional opera performers when they were doing forward handspring motion. We developed analysis program by Matlab 5.0TM to calculate the pressure distribution of palm, observing the motional parameter and relationship between pressure occurs at fingers and palms during action time.
In the result, by observing the location of pressure, there is no significant difference between two forward handspring motions. By distribution of pressure, thenar hold 34%, hypothenar 21%, joint of metacarpal and fingers 16% and fingers 29%.
Although the data size of the motion images and forces are so large that we primarily focus our research on the analyzing of palm's pressure. We hope a continuous research to eatable better module to provide teaching guide and suggestion for the training exercise.