Most high school baseball pitchers are using weighted ball throwing programs to increase ball velocity: crosssectional analysis of US high school pitchers

Background: Weighted-ball velocity training programs are popular but may be associated with increased injury risk. The purpose of this study was to determine the current frequency of these programs, as well as their association with range of motion, strength, velocity, injury, and utilization in hig...

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Main Authors: Eric N. Bowman, MD, MPH, Christopher L. Camp, MD, Brandon J. Erickson, MD, Michael T. Freehill, MD, Matthew V. Smith, MD, Eric Madia, MS, CSCS, FRCms, Mike Matthews, DPT, Sam Simister, MBA, Cade Wheelwright, BA, Hiroaki Ishikawa, PT, PhD, Peter N. Chalmers, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666639123000147