Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete’s Elbow
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Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete’s Elbow
The activities required during overhead sports, particularly during baseball pitching, produce large forces at the elbow joint. Injuries to the elbow joint frequently occur in the overhead athlete because of the large amount of forces observed during the act of throwing, playing tennis, or playing golf. Injuries may result because of repetitive overuse, leading to tissue failure. Rehabilitation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-7381,1941-0921
DOI: 10.1177/1941738112455006