Softball Pitching and Injury.
The windmill softball pitch generates considerable forces about the athlete's shoulder and elbow. The injury pattern of softball pitchers seems to be primarily overuse injury, and they seem not to suffer the same volume of injury that baseball pitchers do. This article will explore softball pitching techniques, kinetics and kinematics of the windmill pitch, epidemiology of softball pitchers, and discuss possible etiologies of softball pitching injuries.
1Akron General Sports Medicine, Akron, OH; 2Akron General Center for Family, Akron, OH.
Aaron
A
Lear
Niraj
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Patel
D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy