Effect of Pitch Type, Pitch Count, and Pitching Mechanics on Risk of Elbow and Shoulder Pain in Youth Baseball Pitchers
American Sports Medicine Institute · Major League Baseball
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Abstract
Background
Joint pain is thought to be an early sign of injury to a pitcher.
Objective
To evaluate the association between pitch counts, pitch types, and pitching mechanics and shoulder and elbow pain in young pitchers. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
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Keywords
- Elbow
- Elbow pain
- Throwing
- Physical therapy
- Medicine
- Tennis elbow
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Logistic regression
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