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Less glenohumeral external rotation associated with elbow injury in adolescent pitchers

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dominant shoulder motion was correlated to the humeral torsion angle in healthy pitchers. Researchers found the ...
Medscape

Baseball Preseason Shoulder Strength Screening Can Offer Red Flags for Potential Pitcher Injuries

July 13, 2009 (Keystone, Colorado) — Measurements of specific areas of strength during the baseball preseason can help identify pitchers who are most at risk for injury later in the season and allow ...
BMJ

Preseason shoulder range of motion screening and in-season risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria were (1) overhead athletes from Olympic or college sports, (2) preseason measures of shoulder ROM, (3) tracked in-season injuries at the shoulder and elbow, and ...
BMJ

MEASURING THE ECCENTRIC EXTERNAL ROTATOR STRENGTH IN THE OVERHEAD ATHLETE, USING A HAND HELD DYNAMOMETER: NORMATIVE DATA IN HEALTHY OVERHEAD ATHLETES

Background Recently, a novel reliable and valid protocol has been described for the measurement of eccentric strength of the external rotators of the shoulder, using a Hand Held Dynamometer (HHD).
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External rotation shoulder braces vary in ability to achieve, maintain joint position

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Commercially available shoulder braces vary significantly in their abilities to achieve and maintain desired ...