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The 2 most common injuries in youth baseball occur at the shoulder (21%) and the elbow (20%).
Two recent studies have shown very good results in regard to reducing shoulder & elbow injuries in youth baseball players. Not only that, but pitchers participating in the program also increased their ball speed over and above the control group.
Here are some of the details.
The Exercises
The program is called the YKB-9 Injury Prevention Program. As you can see above, Study #1 used all 18 of the recommended exercises while Study #2 picked 9 of them.
Below are the two sets of 9 exercises. As you can see, some are working on the shoulder, but others on the upper back and hip flexibility. All of these together are important factors in regards to good pitching form.
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Study #1: Sakata J, Nakamura E, Suzuki T, Suzukawa M, Akaike A, Shimizu K, Hirose N. Efficacy of a Prevention Program for Medial Elbow Injuries in Youth Baseball Players. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Feb;46(2):460-469. doi: 10.1177/0363546517738003. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29095655.
Study #2: Sakata J, Nakamura E, Suzuki T, Suzukawa M, Akeda M, Yamazaki T, Ellenbecker TS, Hirose N. Throwing Injuries in Youth Baseball Players: Can a Prevention Program Help? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Sep;47(11):2709-2716. doi: 10.1177/0363546519861378. Epub 2019 Jul 23. PMID: 31336051.
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