Epidemiological survery of throwing injuries in junior high school baseball player

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07305
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Niigata University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Nakamura Emi 新潟医療福祉大学, 医療技術学部, 助教 (10780223)
• Research Collaborator: Edama Mutsuaki ; Yamamoto Noriaki ; Kubo Masayoshi
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 中学野球 / 投球障害 / 成長期

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the frequency of throwing injuries and characteristics of physical function of junior high school baseball players. First, we conducted a questionnaire survey and inquiries directly and evaluated physical function by medical check-up. As a result, athletes who had experienced pain while throwing in the past were 70% in hard type, even 50% in soft type. In addition, in the hard and soft baseball players, there was a difference in body size, and a significant difference was found in the range of motion of the shoulder and elbow joints, indicating the possibility that flexibility may be deteriorated in hard baseball players. We are currently pursuing follow-up surveys and analyzing factors related to throwing injuries.

Free Research Field

スポーツ理学療法