2023 Annual Meeting Wrist & Elbow Access Pass-Clinical and Biomechanical Evaluation of the Throwing Shoulder

Clinical and Biomechanical Evaluation of the Throwing Shoulder

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Derek Papp and Eric Bowman introduced a session featuring Chuck Thigpen discussing biomechanical evaluation of the throwing shoulder. Thigpen emphasized understanding the athlete's history, focusing on pitch volume rather than multi-sport participation, and cautious use of weighted balls due to injury risks. Injury prevention centers on building physical capacity through range of motion, strength, and kinetic chain assessments. Thigpen highlighted a predictive injury model incorporating humeral torsion and physical factors, improving prevention by 33%. Proper mechanics, effort monitoring, and addressing prior injuries, including lower extremity issues, reduce risk. Simplified, focused prevention strategies outperform technology-heavy approaches.

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Charles A. Thigpen, Ph.D., P.T., A.T.C.

Keywords

throwing shoulder biomechanics

injury prevention

pitch volume

weighted balls risks

predictive injury model