Rate of Upper Extremity Injury in High School Baseball Pitchers Who Played Catcher as a Secondary Position

Journal of Athletic Training
Elizabeth E HibberdJoseph B Myers

Abstract

Many high school pitchers play another position after they have finished pitching for the day or on their rest days from pitching. Because of the cumulative demands on the arm, pitchers who also play catcher may have a greater risk of developing a throwing-related shoulder or elbow injury. To compare the rate of throwing-related upper extremity injuries between high school baseball pitchers who also played catcher as a secondary position and those who did not play catcher. Prospective cohort study. Field laboratory. A total of 384 male high school baseball pitchers were recruited from 51 high school teams. Pitchers who reported their secondary position as catcher were classified into the pitcher/catcher group and those who did not report playing catcher as a secondary position were classified into the other group. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire preseason and then athlete participation and injury status were tracked during the subsequent season. Athlete-exposures were monitored and the shoulder and elbow injury proportion rates were calculated. Athlete-exposures did not differ between groups ( P = .488). The pitcher/catcher group's risk of shoulder or elbow injury was 2.9 times greater than that of the other ...Continue Reading

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