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Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review
CONTEXT: Pitching injuries in youth baseball are increasing in incidence. Poor pitching mechanics in young throwers have not been sufficiently evaluated due to the lack of a basic biomechanical understanding of the “normal” youth pitching motion. OBJECTIVE: To provide a greater understanding of the...
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2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29090988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738117738189 |
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author | Thompson, Samuel F. Guess, Trent M. Plackis, Andreas C. Sherman, Seth L. Gray, Aaron D. |
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description | CONTEXT: Pitching injuries in youth baseball are increasing in incidence. Poor pitching mechanics in young throwers have not been sufficiently evaluated due to the lack of a basic biomechanical understanding of the “normal” youth pitching motion. OBJECTIVE: To provide a greater understanding of the kinetics and kinematics of the youth baseball pitching motion. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus databases were searched from database inception through February 2017. STUDY SELECTION: A total of 10 biomechanical studies describing youth pitching mechanics were included. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3. DATA EXTRACTION: Manual extraction and compilation of demographic, methodology, kinetic, and kinematic variables from the included studies were completed. RESULTS: In studies of healthy youth baseball pitchers, progressive external rotation of the shoulder occurs throughout the start of the pitching motion, reaching a maximum of 166° to 178.2°, before internally rotating throughout the remainder of the cycle, reaching a minimum of 13.2° to 17°. Elbow valgus torque reaches the highest level (18 ± 4 N·m) just prior to maximum shoulder external rotation and decreases throughout the remainder of the pitch cycle. Stride length is 66% to 85% of pitcher height. In comparison with a fastball, a curveball demonstrates less elbow varus torque (31.6 ± 15.3 vs 34.8 ± 15.4 N·m). CONCLUSION: Multiple studies show that maximum elbow valgus torque occurs just prior to maximum shoulder external rotation. Forces on the elbow and shoulder are greater for the fastball than the curveball. |
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spelling | pubmed-58577302018-11-01 Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review Thompson, Samuel F. Guess, Trent M. Plackis, Andreas C. Sherman, Seth L. Gray, Aaron D. Sports Health Focus Topic: Shoulder/Elbow CONTEXT: Pitching injuries in youth baseball are increasing in incidence. Poor pitching mechanics in young throwers have not been sufficiently evaluated due to the lack of a basic biomechanical understanding of the “normal” youth pitching motion. OBJECTIVE: To provide a greater understanding of the kinetics and kinematics of the youth baseball pitching motion. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus databases were searched from database inception through February 2017. STUDY SELECTION: A total of 10 biomechanical studies describing youth pitching mechanics were included. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3. DATA EXTRACTION: Manual extraction and compilation of demographic, methodology, kinetic, and kinematic variables from the included studies were completed. RESULTS: In studies of healthy youth baseball pitchers, progressive external rotation of the shoulder occurs throughout the start of the pitching motion, reaching a maximum of 166° to 178.2°, before internally rotating throughout the remainder of the cycle, reaching a minimum of 13.2° to 17°. Elbow valgus torque reaches the highest level (18 ± 4 N·m) just prior to maximum shoulder external rotation and decreases throughout the remainder of the pitch cycle. Stride length is 66% to 85% of pitcher height. In comparison with a fastball, a curveball demonstrates less elbow varus torque (31.6 ± 15.3 vs 34.8 ± 15.4 N·m). CONCLUSION: Multiple studies show that maximum elbow valgus torque occurs just prior to maximum shoulder external rotation. Forces on the elbow and shoulder are greater for the fastball than the curveball. SAGE Publications 2017-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5857730/ /pubmed/29090988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738117738189 Text en © 2017 The Author(s) |
spellingShingle | Focus Topic: Shoulder/Elbow Thompson, Samuel F. Guess, Trent M. Plackis, Andreas C. Sherman, Seth L. Gray, Aaron D. Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title | Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title_full | Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title_fullStr | Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title_short | Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics: A Systematic Review |
title_sort | youth baseball pitching mechanics: a systematic review |
topic | Focus Topic: Shoulder/Elbow |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29090988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738117738189 |
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