Throwing Injuries in Youth Baseball Players: Can a Prevention Program Help? A Randomized Controlled Trial

201982 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jun Sakata · Waseda University

Emi Nakamura · Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Tatsuhiro Suzuki

Makoto Suzukawa

Masaki Akeda · Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital

Tetsuya Yamazaki · Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital

Todd S. Ellenbecker

Norikazu Hirose · Waseda University

Abstract

A prevention program decreases throwing injuries of the shoulder and elbow and enhances the parameter of pitching performance in youth baseball players.

Topics & Keywords

Shoulder Injury and Treatment Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Sports injuries and prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 47, Issue 11, pp. 2709-2716

DOI: 10.1177/0363546519861378

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