Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Characteristics and the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Questionnaire Score in Collegiate Baseball Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Upper extremity (UE) musculoskeletal injuries are common in baseball athletes due to the increased demand placed on the UE. The link between risk factors for UE musculoskeletal injuries and baseball athletes' perceived UE function and pain, as measured by the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) questionnaire, is unclear.

Objective

To (1) describe the musculoskeletal characteristics of the UE (posture, range of motion, flexibility, and isometric strength) in a population of baseball athletes and (2) determine the predictive capability of UE musculoskeletal characteristics for the KJOC score in these athletes.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Athletic training room.

Patients or other participants

A total of 37 male National Collegiate Athletic Associ

SUBMITTER: Faherty MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6795102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature