Physical contributors to glenohumeral internal rotation deficit in high school baseball players

• Main Authors: Elizabeth E. Hibberd (Author), Casey E. Shutt (Author), Sakiko Oyama (Author), J. Troy Blackburn (Author), Joseph B. Myers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) is a risk factor for shoulder and elbow injury in baseball players. Although this evidence forms a basis for recommending stretching, clinical measures of internal rotation range of motion (ROM) do not differentiate if GIRD is due to muscular...