Ankle dorsiflexion deficit in the back leg is a risk factor for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players [PDF]
The relationship between ankle joint function and throwing-related injuries has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that limited ankle joint range of motion (ROM) was related to risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players ...
Hitoshi Shitara +14 more
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Technology Used in the Prevention and Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Overhead Athlete. [PDF]
Vellios EE +3 more
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Common Paediatric Elbow Injuries. [PDF]
Background:Paediatric elbow injuries account for a large proportion of childrens’ fractures. Knowledge of common injuries is essential to understanding their assessment and correct management.Methods:A selective literature search was performed and personal surgical experiences are reported.Results:We have described the assessment and management of the ...
Hill CE, Cooke S.
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Shoulder Range of Motion Measurements and Baseball Elbow Injuries: Ambiguity in Scientific Models, Approach, and Execution is Hurting Overhead Athlete Health [PDF]
Elbow injuries are a significant and increasing issue in baseball. Elbow injuries account for 16% of all injuries sustained at the professional level and collegiate level.
Garrett S. Bullock, P.T., D.P.T., D.Phil. +9 more
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Four-year trend in shoulder and elbow injuries in competitive-level high school baseball pitchers: a repeated cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Background: Shoulder and elbow injuries are the main cause of throwing disability among high school baseball pitchers. However, longitudinal studies on shoulder and elbow injuries among competitive-level high school baseball pitchers have been ...
Tsuyoshi Sasaki, MD, PhD +13 more
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Players’ satisfaction with daily pitching performance could predict shoulder and elbow injuries in high-school baseball pitchers: a prospective time-to-event study [PDF]
Hypothesis and Background: The relationship between baseball pitchers’ satisfaction with their performance and the incidence of shoulder and elbow injuries is unclear.
Hitoshi Shitara, MD, PhD +13 more
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Stride Length and Torso Biomechanics As They Relate To Medial Elbow Injuries In Adolescent Aged Baseball pitchers: A Clinical Commentary [PDF]
There is a limited amount of literature examining torso biomechanics and stride length while addressing their relationship to medial elbow injuries in the adolescent baseball pitcher.
Zachary Dietz +7 more
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High baseball loads induce shoulder and elbow injuries among high school baseball pitchers: a prospective study [PDF]
Studies on the relationship between baseball loads (practice, training, and competition hours) and shoulder and elbow injuries among high school pitchers are limited.
Hitoshi Shitara +13 more
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Exceeding Pitch Count Recommendations In Youth Baseball Increases The Elbow Injuries [PDF]
Objectives: With the incidence of Little League elbow increasing, pitch limit recommendations for preventing throwing injuries have been developed in the United States and Japan.
Tetsuya Matsuura +2 more
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A small number of daily pitches induces shoulder and elbow injuries among high school baseball pitchers: a prospective study [PDF]
Baseball players frequently injure their shoulders and elbows. Preseason risk factors for such injuries have been relatively well studied, but in-season risk factors are less known, and the relationship between the number of pitches and the incidence of ...
Hitoshi Shitara +11 more
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