Effectiveness of a Shoulder Exercise Program in Division I Collegiate Baseball Players During the Fall Season.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficits in shoulder range of motion (ROM) and strength are associated with risk of arm injury in baseball players.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a standardized exercise program, during the fall season, on shoulder ROM and rotational strength in collegiate baseball players.

Study design

Prospective cohort study.

Methods

Passive shoulder internal rotation (IR), external rotation (ER), and horizontal adduction ROM were measured with an inclinometer. Shoulder IR and ER strength was assessed using a hand-held dynamometer and normalized to body weight. Players performed a program of shoulder stretching and strengthening exercises, three times/week for one month and then one time/week for two months. Paired sample t-t

SUBMITTER: Plummer HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8805093 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature