Trial reportScientific reports2021
Ankle dorsiflexion deficit in the back leg is a risk factor for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players.
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- Shoulder stretching versus shoulder muscle strength training for the prevention of baseball-related arm injuries: a randomized, active-controlled, open-label, non-inferiority study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- A combined logistic regression and decision tree analysis of factors influencing throwing velocity and accuracy in little league baseball players.JSES international · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Muscle Flexibility and Myofascial Release of the Posterior Lower-Leg Muscles on Ankle Function in Individuals with Active Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Deficits.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of Shoulder and Elbow Biomechanical Characteristics in Left- and Right-Handed Youth Baseball Players.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Association between Excessive Glenohumeral External Rotation and Risk for Shoulder and Elbow Injury in Left-Handed High School Baseball Pitchers: A Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Pitching on Infraspinatus Muscle Elasticity in High School Baseball Pitchers: A Continuous Shear Wave Elastography Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Preseason Functional Movement Screen as a Predictive Tool for Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Pitchers: A Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation and Treatment of Baseball Pitchers: There's More to Assess than the Arm.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Prevalence of impaired foot function in baseball players with and without disabled throwing shoulder/elbow: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- An Exploratory Investigation Evaluating the Impact of Fatigue-Induced Stride Length Compensations on Ankle Biomechanics among Skilled Baseball Pitchers.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The agreement and repeatability of measurements of ankle joint dorsiflexion and poplietal angle in healthy adolescents.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- Influence of Ankle Injury on Subsequent Ankle, Knee, and Shoulder Injuries in Competitive Badminton Players Younger Than 13 Years.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Relationship between Standing Trunk Extension Angle and Medial Elbow Injuries in Young Baseball Pitchers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Isokinetic muscle strength cannot be related to the odds ratio of musculoskeletal injuries in young elite wrestlers.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- An analysis of pre-season risk factors for low back injury in high-school baseball pitchers: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Youth Throwing Athletes.Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
The relationship between ankle joint function and throwing-related injuries has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that limited ankle joint range of motion (ROM) was related to risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players. This 12-month prospective cohort study evaluated the age, height, weight, playing position, shoulder, elbow, and ankle function of 228 enrolled baseball players. Shoulder and elbow injuries were tracked during the season. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries among participants divided into non-injured and injured groups. Univariate analysis showed that age, height, weight, ROM of elbow flexion in the dominant arm, muscle strength ratio of shoulder abduction, and the likelihood of being a pitcher or a catcher were significantly greater in the injured group than in the non-injured group. ROM of shoulder abduction-external/internal rotation, shoulder total arc on the dominant arm, ankle joint dorsiflexion, and plantar flexion on the back (non-lead) and front (lead) legs were significantly less in the injured group than in the non-injured group. In conclusion, ROM dorsiflexion deficits in the back leg, shoulder abduction-external rotation in the dominant arm, ROM increase in elbow flexion on the dominant side, older age, and being a pitcher were significant independent risk factors for injury.
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