Orthopedists quoted believe the extreme manipulation of the baseball—including grip pressure, pronation ... elbow also increases.” The emphasis on pure “stuff” over the craft of pitching ...

Pitchers with deficits in total shoulder rotation range of motion (ROM) are 2.6 times more likely to experience an elbow injury. Despite the effects of shoulder ROM on elbow injury, it is currently ...

Since then, thousands of baseball pitchers of all ages have had Tommy John surgery. We talked to UNC Health orthopedic surgeon R. Alexander Creighton, MD, about the procedure. Your elbow is made ...

Background Excessive elbow varus torque (EVT) is the primary biomechanical mechanism of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury in baseball pitchers. The EVT-ball velocity (T-V) relationship is pitcher ...