SSI Research

Sports specific research includes

Baseball

During the period of September 2001 through March 2005 Honsberger Physiotherapy (Sport Sciences International) has done extensive testing on 203 elite amateur baseball players, ages 14-18.

  • Pelvic imbalance - 51%
  • Abnormal foot function (resulting in abnormal pronation) - 68%
  • Rotator cuff (supraspinatus) weakness - 47%
  • Rotator cuff (external rotators) weakness - 52%
  • Tight posterior shoulder (capsule) - 52%
  • Winging or tipped scapula (shoulder blade) - 53%
  • Abnormal scapular motion - 48%
  • Restricted clavicle (collarbone) - 40%

Note: After testing, 121 athletes went through our sport-specific winter training programs . Orthotic management was undertaken where applicable. All players who participated in our Winter conditioning programs eliminated or markedly reduced their biomechanical faults and thus eliminated or marginalized any predisposition to injury.

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