BMJ

Preseason shoulder range of motion screening and in-season risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria were (1) overhead athletes from Olympic or college sports, (2) preseason measures of shoulder ROM, (3) tracked in-season injuries at the shoulder and elbow, and ...
Healio

External rotation shoulder braces vary in ability to achieve, maintain joint position

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Commercially available shoulder braces vary significantly in their abilities to achieve and maintain desired ...
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Elbow varus torque was associated with arm rotation, speed among professional pitchers

A recently published study that used an inertial measurement unit sensor and sleeve identified an association between shoulder flexibility, arm speed and elbow varus torque in professional baseball ...
BMJ

Reduced glenohumeral rotation, external rotation weakness and scapular dyskinesis are risk factors for shoulder injuries among elite male handball players: a prospective cohort ...

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Benjamin Clarsen, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department ...
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Wayne L. Westcott: Rotator cuff exercises help prevent injury

This is the time of year when sports enthusiasts need to perform injury prevention exercises for their shoulder rotator cuff muscles. These are the relatively small internal muscles that essentially ...