Three-dimensional dynamics of elbow and shoulder joint throwing motion in relation to throwing arm movement and injury in baseball

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 583-596

  Miyanishi, Tomohisa ^a   Miyanaga, Yutaka ^b   Fukubayashi, Tohru ^c   Mamizuka, Naotaka ^b   Fujii, Norihisa ^b   Ae, Michiyoshi ^b   Kunugi, Yasuo ^b   Okada, Morihiko ^b  

^a Japan   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baseball; Link segment dynamics; Three dimensional videography; Throwing arm movements; Throwing injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006090753     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm1949.48.583     Document Type: Article

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