Youth Pitcher Fatigue: Medial Elbow Laxity, Ultrasonographic Assessment of Flexor-Pronator Mass Energy Depletion, and Association With Pitch Count.

Manuel F SchubertTariq M AwanAaron D SciasciaEmily G FigueroaJennifer M DeMinkDavid M SelakCorey M SnyderJoel J GagnierMichael T Freehill

Published in: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine (2024)

This study provides a foundation for further objective testing of physiologic changes that occur with pitching to better guide pitch count limits and improve the safety of young athletes.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
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mental health
physical activity
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sleep quality
depressive symptoms
optical coherence tomography