Softball Pitching and Injury

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2016 Sep-Oct;15(5):336-41. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000293.

Abstract

The windmill softball pitch generates considerable forces about the athlete's shoulder and elbow. The injury pattern of softball pitchers seems to be primarily overuse injury, and they seem not to suffer the same volume of injury that baseball pitchers do. This article will explore softball pitching techniques, kinetics and kinematics of the windmill pitch, epidemiology of softball pitchers, and discuss possible etiologies of softball pitching injuries.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arm Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Arm Injuries / therapy*
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Athletic Injuries / therapy
  • Baseball / injuries*
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / therapy