Title :
Biomechanics of pitching with injury implications
Author :
Zheng, Naiquan ; Fleisig, Glenn S. ; Andrews, James R.
Author_Institution :
American Sports Med. Inst., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Pitching mechanics of 29 professional and college pitchers were studied with implications of shoulder and elbow injuries. Large force and torque, plus fast movement and extreme positions were found related to many shoulder and elbow injuries
Keywords :
biomechanics; kinematics; sport; torque; baseball pitchers; elbow injuries; elbow kinetics; extreme positions; fast movement; injury implications; inverse dynamics; large force; large torque; pitching biomechanics; shoulder injuries; spine rotation; sports medicine; throwing mechanics; Biomechanics; Educational institutions; Elbow; Foot; Injuries; Kinetic theory; Muscles; Shoulder; Testing; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802661
