Hip Strength and Pitching Biomechanics in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Hip strength may influence the energy flow through the kinematic chain during baseball pitching, affecting athlete performance as well as the risk for injury.

Objective

To identify associations between hip strength and pitching biomechanics in adolescent baseball pitchers during 3 key events of the pitching cycle.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Biomechanics laboratory.

Patients or other participants

A total of 26 adolescent male baseball pitchers (age = 16.1 ± 0.8 years, height = 184.29 ± 5.5 cm, mass = 77.5 ± 8.5 kg).

Main outcome measure(s)

The main outcome measure was hip strength (external rotation, internal rotation, flexion, abduction, adduction, and extension). After strength measurements were acquired, motion capture was use

SUBMITTER: Albiero ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature