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Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan.
Background: Repetitive pitching causes immediate changes in the medial elbow joint. However, the recovery process from these changes is not clear.
Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to investigate the recovery of the medial elbow joint in the 24-hour period after pitching.
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