Biomechanical Analysis of the Throwing Athlete and Its Impact on Return to Sport.

ABSTRACT: Throwing sports remain a popular pastime and frequent source of musculoskeletal injuries, particularly those involving the shoulder and elbow. Biomechanical analyses of throwing athletes have identified pathomechanic factors that predispose throwers to injury or poor performance. These factors, or key performance indicators, are an ongoing topic of research, with the goals of improved injury prediction, prevention, and rehabilitation. Important key performance indicators in the literature to date include shoulder and elbow torque, shoulder rotation, kinetic chain function (as measured by trunk rotation timing and hip-shoulder separation), and lower-extremity mechanics (including stride characteristics). The current gold standard for biomechanical analysis of the throwing athlete involves m

SUBMITTER: Trasolini NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature