Injury Prevention for Throwing Athletes Part II: Critical Instant Training

Despite medical advances, pitch count limitations, and existing protective guidelines, throwing arm injuries continue to escalate. Part ii introduces critical instant training, injury prevention strategies believed to improve throwing arm functionality to reduce medial elbow injury risks in associat...

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Published in:Strength and conditioning journal 2012-06, Vol.34 (3), p.49-57
Main Authors: Crotin, Ryan L., Ramsey, Dan K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Biomechanics
Elbow
Indexing in process
Injuries
Sports injuries
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Summary:Despite medical advances, pitch count limitations, and existing protective guidelines, throwing arm injuries continue to escalate. Part ii introduces critical instant training, injury prevention strategies believed to improve throwing arm functionality to reduce medial elbow injury risks in association to biomechanical events that occur at the late-cocking, acceleration, and deceleration phases of the pitching delivery. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1524-1602
1533-4295
DOI:10.1519/SSC.0b013e318256756d