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- Title
Factors Associated with Medial Elbow Torque Measured Using a Wearable Sensor in Junior High School Baseball Pitchers.
- Authors
Yoshikawa, Tomoya; Inui, Atsuyuki; Mifune, Yutaka; Nishimoto, Hanako; Yamaura, Kohei; Mukohara, Shintaro; Shinohara, Issei; Kato, Tatsuo; Furukawa, Takahiro; Kusunose, Masaya; Tanaka, Shuya; Hoshino, Yuichi; Matsushita, Takehiko; Kuroda, Ryosuke
- Abstract
There are no reports investigating the relationship between shoulder range of motion (ROM) and pitching elbow torque in junior high school pitchers. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the factors associated with medial elbow torque in this population. Sixty-three junior high school baseball pitchers were recruited for this study. The participants completed a questionnaire and passive ROM measurements of shoulder abduction and horizontal adduction. All pitchers pitched three fastballs at maximum effort while wearing a wireless sensor recording pitching mechanics and elbow valgus torque for each pitch. Age (r = 0.65, p < 0.001), height (r = 0.83, p < 0.001), body weight (r = 0.82, p < 0.001), BMI (r = 0.60, p < 0.001), and ball velocity (r = 0.80, p < 0.001) were significantly positively correlated with elbow valgus torque. Participants were divided into two groups based on elbow valgus torque, >30 (high torque [HT]) and <30 N·m (low torque [LT]). Age, height, body weight, BMI, and ball velocity were significantly higher in the HT group than in the LT group. The difference between dominant and non-dominant shoulder horizontal adduction ROM was 5.3 ± 9.3° and 1.0 ± 6.4° in the HT and LT groups, respectively, which was also significantly different. Ball velocity, age, larger physique, and increased restriction of the dominant shoulder's horizontal adduction ROM were associated with higher medial elbow torque in junior high school pitchers. This suggests that improving the dominant shoulder's horizontal adduction ROM contributes to preventing elbow injuries.
- Subjects
HIGH school baseball; SHOULDER; ELBOW; PITCHERS (Baseball); JUNIOR high schools; WEARABLE technology; ABDUCTION (Kinesiology)
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 19, p10573
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app131910573