The kinetic chain in overhand pitching: Its potential role for performance enhancement and injury prevention

Sports Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-146

  Seroyer, Shane T ^a   Nho, Shane J ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a   Bush Joseph, Charles A ^a   Nicholson, Gregory P ^a   Romeo, Anthony A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic chain; Pitching; Pitching motion; Shoulder injuries; Throwing shoulder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856194224     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738110362656     Document Type: Article

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