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- Title
Risk-Prone Pitching Activities and Injuries in Youth Baseball: Findings From a National Sample.
- Authors
Yang, Jingzhen; Mann, Barton J.; Guettler, Joseph H.; Dugas, Jeffrey R.; Irrgang, James J.; Fleisig, Glenn S.; Albright, John P.
- Abstract
The article presents research which examined injuries caused by pitching activities in youth baseball. Topics covered include the relation of high pitching volume with the recovery of players from arm fatigue and the vulnerability of pitchers to elbow and shoulder problems. Also mentioned is the participation of 754 youth pitchers in the study.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; UNITED States; ARM injuries; BASEBALL injuries; AGE distribution; CHI-squared test; CHILDREN'S health; CONFIDENCE intervals; ELBOW injuries; FATIGUE (Physiology); MULTIVARIATE analysis; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SELF-evaluation; SHOULDER injuries; SURVEYS; ADOLESCENT health; TIME; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ATHLETIC associations; PAIN measurement; BODY mass index; THROWING (Sports); CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; ADOLESCENCE; PREVENTION; INJURY risk factors
- Publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014, Vol 42, Issue 6, p1456
- ISSN
0363-5465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0363546514524699