Publications by authors named "Wesley Kokott"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how abdominal oblique strength affects the biomechanics of pitching in adolescent baseball pitchers.
- Involving nineteen healthy right-handed male pitchers, it uses motion capture technology to analyze key pitching mechanics and the relationship with oblique strength.
- Results show that stronger abdominal obliques correlate with increased pelvis and torso rotation velocity, suggesting that strengthening these muscles could enhance pitching performance.
Context: Hip strength may influence the energy flow through the kinematic chain during baseball pitching, affecting athlete performance as well as the risk for injury.
Objective: To identify associations between hip strength and pitching biomechanics in adolescent baseball pitchers during 3 key events of the pitching cycle.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Context: Inadequate hip active range of motion (AROM) may stifle the energy flow through the kinematic chain and decrease pitching performance while increasing the risk for pitcher injury.
Objective: To examine the relationship between hip AROM and pitching biomechanics during a fastball pitch in adolescent baseball pitchers.
Design: Cross-sectional study.