The Effect of Age on Elbow Range of Motion in Pitchers

• Published in: Physical therapy in sport Vol. 22; pp. 23 - 28
• Main Authors: Wang, Yu-Lin, Chang, Hsiao-Yun, Cheng, Shih-Chung, Liu, Chiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Age Factors; Baseball; Baseball - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Conflicts of interest; Elbow; Elbow injury; Elbow Joint - injuries; Elbow Joint - physiology; Fitness training programs; Flexibility; Humans; Joint surgery; Male; Muscle Stretching Exercises; Overhead throwing; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Professional baseball; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Review boards; Sports injuries; Sports Medicine; Weightlifting; Young Adult; Taiwan; Baseball; Flexibility; Overhead throwing; Adolescent; Elbow Injury; Elbow injury

Abstract Background Alteration of elbow range of motion (ROM) has been observed in baseball pitchers. This study aims to compare dominant elbow ROM between early-puberty, late-puberty, and young-adult pitchers. Methods We recruited 62 pitchers, consisting of 17 early-puberty (mean age 13.1 years old...