Glenohumeral joint laxity and stiffness in the functional throwing position of high school baseball pitchers

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-59

  Crawford, Scott D ^a   Sauers, Eric L ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force displacement; Microinstability; Peel back mechanism; Shoulder; Throwing athletes; Translation

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

EID: 33646167280     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: 10626050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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