1. Strength balance, muscular strength, and endurance deficits are some of the causative factors given for increased risk of shoulder injury/pain. Arm pain and fatigue has also been identified as a common risk factor regarding shoulder and elbow pain. Adolescent pitchers who have a reported history of shoulder pain also demonstrated significantly less relative supraspinatus and middle trapezius strength as well as an increase in internal rotation strength and a decrease in external rotation strength.
2. Muscular endurance is important for pitchers because muscular endurance is required to maintain muscle function over many throws and long seasons. Muscular endurance is also important in order to maintain high force during the entire game as …show more content…
The muscles that cause rotation of the shoulder include the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and the subscapularis. These muscles are also known as the rotator cuff muscles.
8. When measuring total Range of Motion (ROM) for the glenohumeral joint, it is necessary to stabilize the scapula because the scapula stabilizes the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body; therefore, the shoulder joint is the most susceptible to injury. The scapula and shoulder join are synergists; therefore, the stability of the scapula accompanies movement of the shoulder joint. Imbalances or weakness regarding scapular stabilization can result in shoulder injuries. Therefore, for the shoulder joint to remain mobile, the shoulder joint relies on the stabilization of the …show more content…
The intervention program was moderately successful because the study did not show if the preseason training program prevented injury and pain. The results of the study showed that a preseason training program effectively improved posterior shoulder endurance and the improvements were maintained to 20 weeks. The results of the study also showed that upper extremity strength and range of motion remained the same throughout the 20-week program. Also, the Glenohumeral internal rotation and the total Range of Motion did not significantly change throughout the 20 weeks of the training. The study did not evaluate the effect of exercise on injury as it only evaluated the change in strength, endurance, and range of
2. Muscular endurance is important for pitchers because muscular endurance is required to maintain muscle function over many throws and long seasons. Muscular endurance is also important in order to maintain high force during the entire game as …show more content…
The muscles that cause rotation of the shoulder include the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and the subscapularis. These muscles are also known as the rotator cuff muscles.
8. When measuring total Range of Motion (ROM) for the glenohumeral joint, it is necessary to stabilize the scapula because the scapula stabilizes the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body; therefore, the shoulder joint is the most susceptible to injury. The scapula and shoulder join are synergists; therefore, the stability of the scapula accompanies movement of the shoulder joint. Imbalances or weakness regarding scapular stabilization can result in shoulder injuries. Therefore, for the shoulder joint to remain mobile, the shoulder joint relies on the stabilization of the …show more content…
The intervention program was moderately successful because the study did not show if the preseason training program prevented injury and pain. The results of the study showed that a preseason training program effectively improved posterior shoulder endurance and the improvements were maintained to 20 weeks. The results of the study also showed that upper extremity strength and range of motion remained the same throughout the 20-week program. Also, the Glenohumeral internal rotation and the total Range of Motion did not significantly change throughout the 20 weeks of the training. The study did not evaluate the effect of exercise on injury as it only evaluated the change in strength, endurance, and range of