Fauls stretching routine produces acute gains in throwing shoulder mobility in collegiate baseball players

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Abstract

Context: Stretching prior to activity or as a rehabilitative intervention may promote increased throwing shoulder range of motion (ROM) in baseball pitchers. Objective: To evaluate the acute effects of Fauls modified passive stretching routine on throwing shoulder mobility in collegiate baseball players. Design: Repeated measures. Setting: Laboratory. Participants: Thirty collegiate baseball players with unimpaired shoulders. Interventions: Fauls modified passive stretching routine was performed on the throwing shoulder of each subject. Outcome Measures: Shoulder complex and passive isolated glenohumeral internal and external rotation ROM were measured with a goniometer, and posterior shoulder tightness was assessed with the Tylers test method using a carpenters square. Measurements were made bilaterally. Results: The dominant shoulder displayed significant increases in glenohumeral and shoulder complex internal and external rotation ROM and significantly decreased posterior shoulder tightness following the stretching routine. Conclusion: Application of the Fauls modified passive shoulder stretching routine results in acute gains in throwing shoulder mobility of collegiate baseball players. © 2007 Human Kinetics, Inc.

First Page

28

Last Page

40

DOI

10.1123/jsr.16.1.28

Publication Date

1-1-2007

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