Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury

# Background As more athletes participate in youth baseball, there has been an associated increase in upper extremity injuries. Knowledge of baseball injury prevention guidelines continues to be developed and defined as throwing-related injuries rise. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how k...

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Autores principales:	Christian Reintgen, Giorgio Zeppieri Jr, Michelle Bruner, MaryBeth Horodyski, Andrew Waligora, M Seth Smith, Kevin W Farmer
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Publicado:	North American Sports Medicine Institute 2021
Materias:	Sports medicine RC1200-1245
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:82a325b42d364c849dc0d354a79271ff2021-12-02T17:11:30ZYouth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury10.26603/001c.225322159-2896https://doaj.org/article/82a325b42d364c849dc0d354a79271ff2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ijspt.scholasticahq.com/article/22532-youth-baseball-caregiver-understanding-of-safe-pitching-guidelines-and-player-injury.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2159-2896# Background As more athletes participate in youth baseball, there has been an associated increase in upper extremity injuries. Knowledge of baseball injury prevention guidelines continues to be developed and defined as throwing-related injuries rise. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how knowledgeable youth baseball caregivers were about safe pitching guidelines and secondarily determine pitching practices which may be associated with increased risk of player injury. # Methods A twenty-two question survey comprised of demographic data, knowledge of overhead throwing guidelines, pitching history, presence of risk factors associated with overhead throwing and pitching habits was distributed to the caregivers of youth baseball pitchers in North Central Florida. # Results Eighty-three percent (81/98) of those polled were unaware of the existence of safe pitching guidelines, regardless of the pitcher’s playing experience (p > 0.05). Those who pitched more than six months out of the year were significantly more prone to experience throwing arm pain after a performance (p < 0.05). Fifty-two percent (51/98) of the caregivers recalled their child having throwing arm pain as a direct result of pitching, with twenty-six percent (25/98) of pitchers having to miss either a game or a pitching appearance. Twenty-seven percent (26/98) of all players went on to seek medical evaluation for arm discomfort due to pitching. Pitchers 13 years of age and older were more likely to throw curveballs and miss games because of throwing arm pain (p < 0.05). # Conclusion Despite implementation and accessibility of safe pitching guidelines, a large portion of those surveyed were unaware or noncompliant with these established recommendations. Given the results of this study, further measures need to be taken to improve caregivers’ understanding of current guidelines to help increase compliance and protect youth pitchers. # Level of Evidence Cross-sectional survey study, 3bChristian ReintgenGiorgio Zeppieri JrMichelle BrunerMaryBeth HorodyskiAndrew WaligoraM Seth SmithKevin W FarmerNorth American Sports Medicine InstitutearticleSports medicineRC1200-1245ENInternational Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Vol 16, Iss 3 (2021)
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description	# Background As more athletes participate in youth baseball, there has been an associated increase in upper extremity injuries. Knowledge of baseball injury prevention guidelines continues to be developed and defined as throwing-related injuries rise. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how knowledgeable youth baseball caregivers were about safe pitching guidelines and secondarily determine pitching practices which may be associated with increased risk of player injury. # Methods A twenty-two question survey comprised of demographic data, knowledge of overhead throwing guidelines, pitching history, presence of risk factors associated with overhead throwing and pitching habits was distributed to the caregivers of youth baseball pitchers in North Central Florida. # Results Eighty-three percent (81/98) of those polled were unaware of the existence of safe pitching guidelines, regardless of the pitcher’s playing experience (p > 0.05). Those who pitched more than six months out of the year were significantly more prone to experience throwing arm pain after a performance (p < 0.05). Fifty-two percent (51/98) of the caregivers recalled their child having throwing arm pain as a direct result of pitching, with twenty-six percent (25/98) of pitchers having to miss either a game or a pitching appearance. Twenty-seven percent (26/98) of all players went on to seek medical evaluation for arm discomfort due to pitching. Pitchers 13 years of age and older were more likely to throw curveballs and miss games because of throwing arm pain (p < 0.05). # Conclusion Despite implementation and accessibility of safe pitching guidelines, a large portion of those surveyed were unaware or noncompliant with these established recommendations. Given the results of this study, further measures need to be taken to improve caregivers’ understanding of current guidelines to help increase compliance and protect youth pitchers. # Level of Evidence Cross-sectional survey study, 3b
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author	Christian Reintgen Giorgio Zeppieri Jr Michelle Bruner MaryBeth Horodyski Andrew Waligora M Seth Smith Kevin W Farmer
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title	Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury
title_short	Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury
title_full	Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury
title_fullStr	Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury
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publisher	North American Sports Medicine Institute
publishDate	2021
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Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury

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