Kinematics and kinetics of elite windmill softball pitching

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-603

  Werner, Sherry L ^a   Jones, Deryk G ^b   Guido Jr , John A ^a   Brunet, Michael E ^a  

^a Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elbow; Shoulder; Softball

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER INJURY; SOFTBALL; SPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESIS; LINEAR MODELS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; TORQUE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33645083477     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505281796     Document Type: Article

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