Professional Pitchers With Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD) Display Greater Humeral Retrotorsion Than Pitchers Without GIRD.

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Dominant shoulder glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) has been associated with pitching arm injuries. The relationship of humeral torsion on development of GIRD is not clear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Sports Med

Title: The American journal of sports medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1552-3365

ISSN (Print): 0363-5465

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2015

Volume: 43

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA.

[2 ] Proaxis Therapy, Greenville, South Carolina, USA South Carolina Center for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Science, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

[3 ] Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.

[4 ] Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

[5 ] Proaxis Therapy, Greenville, South Carolina, USA South Carolina Center for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Science, Greenville, South Carolina, USA chuck.thigpen@proaxistherapy.com.

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Publisher Item ID: 0363546515575020

DOI: 10.1177/0363546515575020

PubMed ID: 25807953

SO-VID: 0ef06173-fc9a-456b-b9d2-c26133e58c14

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Keywords: baseball,glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD),range of motion (ROM)

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Professional Pitchers With Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD) Display Greater Humeral Retrotorsion Than Pitchers Without GIRD.

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