Overuse shoulder and elbow injuries in youth competitive softball pitchers

The purpose of the study is to provide a descriptive epidemiological account of overuse shoulder and elbow injuries and to determine the possible relationship between training hours per week, years of training, age, and gender among youth competitive softball pitchers. 81 participants (55 females and 26 males) aged 13 to 19 years old, were recruited from 13 secondary schools and club teams for this study. All the participants underwent a retrospective survey adapted from Clarsen’s surveillance method limited to the past one year. There was a total of 69.8% prevalence of overuse injuries reported (78.3% in the shoulder region and 21.7% in the elbow region). Chi-square test (p5 years (OR=2.13) of training was worth mentioning. The findings suggest that there was moderate-high prevalence of overuse shoulder and elbow injuries in youth competitive softball pitchers but the relationship between variables and prevalence of overuse injuries in this study may not be representative of the population.Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management