Abstract Purpose of Review Fastpitch softball is one of the most popular sports among youth
and high school female athletes. Despite some similarities to baseball, key differences …

Context: Fastpitch softball is one of the most popular sports in the United States among
young female athletes. Softball players regularly subject their shoulders to extreme range of …

OBJECTIVE Baseball and softball pose unique risks for sport-related concussion (SRC).
Although these are not collision sports, concussions in baseball and softball can …

Background: There are few data on throwing arm and shoulder injury in youth softball
athletes, and no data on the influence of sport specialization on injury in softball. Hypothesis …

Background Softball is a popular lifetime sport due to its inclusion of both fastpitch and
slowpitch varieties, although associated injuries are common. Objective To compare softball …

At the intersection of injury-prone sports such as baseball and conditions like ADHD that
affect all aspects of life, there is a lack of research. This limits the availability of preventive …

The popularity of softball is rising among female athletes with more than two million players
between the ages of 12 and 18 competing per year. As participation rates increase, the …

Background: Guidelines regarding injury prevention in fast-pitch softball pitchers have yet to
be widely adopted, risking the online dissemination of misleading advice …

Sports-related craniofacial injuries account for 10% to 42% of facial fractures in the US
pediatric population, with the incidence of injury peaking at ages 6 to 7 and 12 to 14. The …

Background: Increased shoulder distraction force during a baseball pitch may make a
pitcher susceptible to rotator cuff or glenohumeral labral injuries. A precursor to a pitching …