A new method to find the skin temperature change phenomenon during pitching motion for prevention of pitching elbow

Abstract

Purpose of the research: Guidelines for Prevention (ASMI, etc.) for baseball pitching elbow disorder have reported that increased the disorder as the number of baseball pitching increases. There are might not only the overuse but also the temperature change deteriorated the cause of the pitching elbow. A purpose of this study is to establish a new method to clarify the influence on temperature change phenomenon that the throw number of times and the angle of the elbow at the time of the throw give.