ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Relationship between Medial Elbow Pain, Flexor Pronator Muscles, and the Ulnar Nerve in Baseball Players Using Ultrasonography.
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- Risk factors for elbow injuries in professional baseball players based on ultrasound images: a prospective cohort study of 56 players.JSES international · 2025Article
- Common sports-related nerve injuries seen by the electrodiagnostic medical consultant.Muscle & nerve · 2025Review
- Radial, Median and Ulnar Nerve Flossing as Essential Preparatory Treatment for Baseball Pitchers in the Prevention of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury: A Clinical Suggestion.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Assessment of the ulnar nerve stiffness during valgus stress of the elbow using shear wave elastography: an observational cross-sectional study.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Observational
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Abstract
We aimed to clarify changes cross-sectional area (CSA) in flexor pronator muscles and the ulnar nerve (UN) in players with medial elbow pain between pitching phases. Forty-two male baseball players with and without medial elbow pain during throwing were included in this study. The players were divided into maximum external rotation (MER) and ball release (BR) groups according to the pitching phase in which pain was reported. The imaged region was the flexor digital profundus, flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU), flexor digitorum superficialis, and pronator teres muscles, as well as the UN. CSA at rest and during contraction was assessed using the ultrasonography software tracing function. For statistical analysis, the CSA at rest and at contraction in the healthy group, MER group and BR group was compared using one-way analysis of variance. There was a significant difference in CSA only in the FCU between the healthy (95.4 ± 15.5%) and the MER group (76.6 ± 12.5%) at rest (
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