Abstract:We investigated the relationship of pitching grip with hand length and index finger metacarpophalangeal joint angle. [Participants and Methods] A total of 650 junior baseball players divided into two groups according to whether they experienced shoulder or elbow pain were divided into two groups based on their pitching grip, i.e., those who held the ball with the ulnar side of the thumb and those who held it with the finger pad of the thumb. The metacarpophalangeal joint angle was measured while the participan… Show more
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