New 10-year study confirms too many pitches strike out youth athletes early
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 05:07
in Health & Medicine
For years, sports medicine professionals have talked about youth pitching injuries and the stress the motion causes on developing bones and muscles. In a new, 10-year study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers showed that participants who pitched more than 100 innings in a year were 3.5 times more likely to be injured.