Barfield Jeff, Oliver Gretchen
Sports Medicine and Movement Lab, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, 301 Wire Rd, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
Sports Med Open. 2018 Nov 19;4(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s40798-018-0168-6.
Participation rates in fastpitch softball are continually on the rise, especially in youth. With the increased participation also comes the increased injury susceptibility. Unfortunately, the common misconception about the dynamic 360° windmill softball pitch, that it is a natural motion and thus does not cause stress on the shoulder, deterred investigation into pitching mechanics until recently. As pitching injuries in softball are on the rise, more attention is needed into the mechanics of the windmill softball pitch and injury implications. Therefore, it was the purpose of this current opinion paper to shed light on what is known about youth softball pitching and injury susceptibility.
快投垒球的参与率持续上升，尤其是在青少年群体中。随着参与人数的增加，受伤的易感性也在上升。不幸的是，关于动态360°风车式垒球投球存在一个普遍的误解，即认为这是一种自然动作，因此不会对肩部造成压力，这一误解直到最近才阻碍了对投球力学的研究。由于垒球投球伤病呈上升趋势，因此需要更多地关注风车式垒球投球的力学原理及其对伤病的影响。因此，本观点论文的目的是阐明关于青少年垒球投球和受伤易感性的已知情况。
