Tag: pitching

Functional differences in softball pitchers with and without upper extremity pain☆

The sport of fastpitch softball is continuing to gain popularity. From the 2014–15 to the 2016–17 school year, high school participation increased from 365,528 to 368,734 athletes, respectively.1 As the

New Findings in Sports Medicine Described from Auburn University (Biceps Tendon Changes and Pitching Mechanics In Youth Softball Pitchers).

The purpose of this study was to examine the association of acute changes in the long head of the biceps tendon with pitching kinematics and kinetics in youth softball pitchers

Reports from Auburn University Provide New Insights into Sports Medicine (Functional differences in softball pitchers with and without upper extremity pain).

New research on Health and Medicine – Sports Medicine is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Auburn, Alabama, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “Though pitchers often

EFFECTS OF A SIMULATED GAME ON PITCHING KINEMATICS IN YOUTH FEMALE SOFTBALL PITCHERS

Background: Despite evidence that overuse is the most common mechanism of injury, softball pitchers currently have no pitch count regulations. Pain has been associated with certain pitching pathomechanics, and some
Correlation of Torque and Elbow Injury in Professional Baseball Pitchers

Correlation of Torque and Elbow Injury in Professional Baseball Pitchers

During the pitching motion, velocity is generated by the upper extremity kinetic chain on internal rotation of the shoulder and trunk translational/rotational motion. This generation of power places significant forces
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