title: The immediate effect of lumbar spine patterns of neuromuscular joint facilitation in young amateur baseball players.
abstract: [Purpose] The aim of the study was to investigate the changes in baseball pitching velocity, the functional reach test (FR) and the simple reaction times (SRT) in young amateur baseball players after lumbar spine patterns of neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) treatment. [Subjects] The subjects were 11 young amateur baseball players. An NJF intervention and a proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) intervention were performed. The interventions were performed one after the other with one week between them. The order of the interventions was completely randomized. [Methods] The baseball pitching velocity, the FR and the SRT were evaluated before and after treatment. [Results] In the NJF group, there were significant differences in baseball pitching velocity, FR and SRT after treatment. In the PNF group, there was a significant difference in SRT after treatment. [Conclusion] NJF intervention shortens the SRT, increases the baseball pitching velocity and FR, and may be recommended to improve performance in baseball players.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Health, Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Joetsu Community Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Takasumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.affiliation: Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.affiliation: Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koiso
keywords: Baseball pitching velocity; Functional reach test; Neuromuscular joint facilitation