Fauls stretching routine produces acute gains in throwing shoulder mobility in collegiate baseball players.
BACKGROUND
Stretching prior to activity or as a rehabilitative intervention may promote increased throwing shoulder range of motion (ROM) in baseball pitchers.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the acute effects of Fauls modified passive stretching routine on throwing shoulder mobility in collegiate baseball players.


METHODS
Repeated measures.


METHODS
Laboratory.


METHODS
Thirty collegiate baseball players with unimpaired shoulders.


METHODS
Fauls modified passive stretching routine was performed on the throwing shoulder of each subject.


METHODS
Shoulder complex and passive isolated glenohumeral internal and external rotation ROM were measured with a goniometer, and posterior shoulder tightness was assessed with the Tyler's test method using a carpenter's square. Measurements were made bilaterally.


RESULTS
The dominant shoulder displayed significant increases in glenohumeral and shoulder complex internal and external rotation ROM and significantly decreased posterior shoulder tightness following the stretching routine.


CONCLUSIONS
Application of the Fauls modified passive shoulder stretching routine results in acute gains in throwing shoulder mobility of collegiate baseball players.
Sauers
Eric
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Athletic Training Program, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Mesa, AZ, USA. esauers@atsu.edu
August
Anna
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Snyder
Alison
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D000328:Adult; D053587:Arthrometry, Articular; D001484:Baseball / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012399:Rotation; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000502:physiology*