Hironori Tsurukami, Yoshiaki Itoigawa, Hirohisa Uehara, Fumitoshi Hatae, Atsushi Kubota, Motoki Mizuno, Katsuhiko Maezawa, Yuuji Takazawa, Muneaki Ishijima
Objectives : The objective is to compare stiffness changes around the shoulder muscles between pitchers and position players after throwing overhead using shear wave elastography (SWE) in relation to throwing motion analysis and muscle strength. Methods : A total of 32 male college baseball players (12 pitchers and 20 position players) were observed throwing 20 times, and SWE was performed to evaluate 13 shoulder muscle items-tendons (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor), muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus [transverse and oblique part], teres minor, lower trapezius, latissimus dorsi, and pectoralis minor), and capsules (posterior and posteroinferior)...
April 2, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine