Table 1 Shoulder range of motion.

From: An analysis of pre-season risk factors for low back injury in high-school baseball pitchers: a prospective study

 

Non-injured n = 84

Injured n = 13

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Dominant side (°)

External rotation (90° abduction)

108.1

10.6

106.4

8.1

0.388

Internal rotation (90° abduction)

37.8

10.7

40.9

10.1

0.433

Total arc

145.9

14.8

147.3

14.1

0.691

Horizontal adduction

9.3

9.7

2.5

12.7

0.013*

Non-dominant side (°)

External rotation (90° abduction)

100.9

9.6

97.1

4.0

0.113

Internal rotation (90° abduction)

47.1

11.4

44.7

9.1

0.187

Total arc

148.0

13.7

141.8

9.0

0.110

Horizontal adduction

21.9

10.7

18.6

7.3

0.388

  1. SD, standard deviation.
  2. *P < 0.05.