They also fail to answer the obvious question of so what? It is obvious that A + B = C the real question is what if any are the long term effects of C. Appears they did not even go there.
It is no secret that poor mechanics can lead to arm, elbow, shoulder, hip and back issues, but I really have to question how "scientific" a study is that simply asks players to rate how they feel on a scale of 1-10...
Well, it would be a different study, but there is enough evidence out there in baseball and other sports that lead to the conclusion that muscle fatigue can lead to significant injuries. This study only answers a question that many in orthopedics have speculated about for years. It does blow the notion that the windmill motion won't lead to significant stresss out of the waterThey also fail to answer the obvious question of so what? It is obvious that A + B = C the real question is what if any are the long term effects of C. Appears they did not even go there.
I believe the study also used a hand-held device to test shoulder strngth, etc.
This study is a level 3 study. It isn't meant to create recommendations only prove the hypothesis that pitchers get more sore and tired after pitching multiple games. It may seem intuitive that this would happen, but this design is to open the study to a larger level 2 (or possibly level 1 if they can figure out a method that works). Additionally, the study doesn't comment on performance just subjective soreness and weakness. Some pitchers may actually have better numbers when some fatigue sets in as they may have more whip.
So by the 3rd day of pitching you have less strength and you are a bit sore. What next a study to tell us it is harder to see at night? Am I missing something here?
There are more and more studies saying the same thing: Softball pitchers get hurt if they pitch too much.
I can never figure out "why" everyone is so worried about reasonable limits on pitchers. Baseball has been limiting the innings for pitchers for more than 100 years, and it seems to have done quite well.