2024
Kinematic Modeling of Pitch Velocity in High School and Professional Baseball Pitchers: Comparisons With the Literature
Manzi J, Dowling B, Wang Z, Sudah S, Moran J, Chen F, Estrada J, Nicholson A, Ciccotti M, Ruzbarsky J, Dines J. Kinematic Modeling of Pitch Velocity in High School and Professional Baseball Pitchers: Comparisons With the Literature. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241262730. PMID: 39143985, PMCID: PMC11322935, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241262730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaximal shoulder external rotationShoulder external rotationProfessional pitchersPitch velocityBaseball pitchersPlaying levelTrunk flexionBall releaseStride lengthExternal rotationElbow extension velocityCollegiate baseball pitchersLeg lengthProfessional baseball pitchersCollegiate pitchersBall velocityExtension velocityKinematic variablesProfessional groupsHigh schoolSystematic reviewMotion capturePitchersMultiregression modelKinematic parameters
2022
Relationships between throwing mechanics and shoulder anterior force in high school and professional baseball pitchers
Manzi J, Nicholson A, Dowling B, Black G, Krichevsky S, Quan T, Moran J, Kunze K, Dines J. Relationships between throwing mechanics and shoulder anterior force in high school and professional baseball pitchers. Shoulder & Elbow 2022, 16: 17-23. PMID: 38425734, PMCID: PMC10901177, DOI: 10.1177/17585732221098721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school pitchersAnterior forceShoulder external rotationProfessional baseball pitchersExternal rotationProfessional pitchersFoot contactHorizontal adductionBaseball pitchersBall releaseMaximum shoulder external rotationAnterior laxityRotator cuffShoulder abductionClinical relevanceJoint impingementTrunk flexion