Dietz Zachary, DeWeese Dylan, Shaw Neil, Huth Cody, Ball Jacob, Reeves Victoria, Monti Ryan, Bitzel Ryan
Walsh University.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Jun 1;17(4):732-737. doi: 10.26603/001c.35258. eCollection 2022.
There is a limited amount of literature examining torso biomechanics and stride length while addressing their relationship to medial elbow injuries in the adolescent baseball pitcher. Anatomical changes, growth, early sport specialization, multiple team participation, mound distance, mound height, and high pitch counts place adolescent pitchers at an exceptionally higher risk for medial elbow injuries. Existing evidence indicates that decreased stride length and altered trunk rotation is correlated with increased medial elbow loading for the adolescent overhead athlete. Further research is required to quantify adequate parameters for torso kinematics, control, and their correlation to stride length, in order to positively affect the biomechanical transfer of energy and potentially prevent injuries during the overhead throwing motion. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to examine and summarize the role of torso biomechanics and stride length in relation to medial elbow injuries in adolescent baseball pitchers.
关于青少年棒球投手的躯干生物力学和步幅长度，并探讨它们与内侧肘部损伤之间关系的文献数量有限。解剖结构变化、生长发育、早期运动专项化、多项团队运动参与、投手丘距离、投手丘高度以及高投球次数，使得青少年投手内侧肘部受伤的风险格外高。现有证据表明，步幅长度缩短和躯干旋转改变与青少年过头运动运动员内侧肘部负荷增加相关。需要进一步研究来量化躯干运动学、控制的适当参数及其与步幅长度的相关性，以便积极影响能量的生物力学传递，并有可能预防过头投掷动作中的损伤。本临床评论的目的是研究和总结躯干生物力学和步幅长度在青少年棒球投手内侧肘部损伤方面的作用。
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