Masumi Yoshimoto, Masashi Kawabata, Toru Miyata, Yosuke Sato, Daichi Naoi, Mitsuaki Ashihara, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Chihiro Ikoma, Hiroaki Tatsuki, Ryota Kuratsubo, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yohei Kusaba, Daiki Watanabe
BACKGROUND: Prevention of pitching-related elbow pain in youth baseball players is important. Overhead pitching involves a whole-body motion, including head-neck rotation. A limited range of motion of head-neck rotation may cause inefficient pitching motion; however, this association is unclear. PURPOSE: To determine whether the range of motion of head-neck rotation is associated with the history of pitching-related elbow pain in youth baseball players. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3...
February 2024: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine