Science news articles about 'softball players'

... appears to explain the high incidence of anterior shoulder pain seen in female softball players. "The conventional belief has been that the underhand throwing motion of softball places little stress ...

Contrary to common belief, softball pitching subjects the biceps to high forces and torques when the player's arm swings around to release the ball, according to an analysis of muscle firing patterns. ...

... boys experienced higher shoulder injury rates than girls, particularly in soccer and baseball/softball. Player-to-player contact was associated with nearly 60 percent of high school athletes' shoulder ...

... appears to explain the high incidence of anterior shoulder pain seen in female softball players. "The conventional belief has been that the underhand throwing motion of softball places little stress ...