THE ROLE OF SHOULDER MAXIMUM EXTERNAL ROTATION DURING THROWING FOR ELBOW INJURY PREVENTION IN BASEBALL PLAYERS

The objective of the present study was to examine whether the passive range of shoulder external rotation (ER), the maximum shoulder external rotation angle (MER) during throwing, and the ratio of MER to ER are related to the incidence of the elbow injury. A mixed design with one between-factor (a h...

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Main Authors: Kunio Ida, Morio Kawamura, Sentaro Koshida, Kiyoshi Yokoe, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Yukio Urabe, Koji Miyashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol7/n2/5/v7n2-5text.php