BMJ

ASSOCIATION OF HIP RANGE OF MOTION AND UPPER EXTREMITY KINETICS IN YOUTH BASEBALL PITCHING

Background The overhead throwing motion requires the coordination of efficient segmental actions between the lower and upper extremity. The complexity of the overhead throwing motion, especially in ...
BMJ

Preseason shoulder range of motion screening and in-season risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria were (1) overhead athletes from Olympic or college sports, (2) preseason measures of shoulder ROM, (3) tracked in-season injuries at the shoulder and elbow, and ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Peripheral Nerve Lesions in the Upper Extremity in Hemiplegic Patients

REHABILITATION of the upper extremity in hemiplegie patients presents multiple problems. Superimposed musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications may be obscured by the hemiplegia. Prompt ...