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Difference In Transverse Plane Scapular Position Of Professional Baseball Players Relative To Baseball Field Position, James M. Syms
Difference In Transverse Plane Scapular Position Of Professional Baseball Players Relative To Baseball Field Position, James M. Syms
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The objective of this study was to identify the variation of the scaption angle of professional baseball players among field position played. Subjects consisted of 109 minor league professional baseball players reporting for the 2002 spring training season, who were under contract with the Anaheim Angels professional baseball organization. Subjects reported to a sports medicine/physical therapy clinic for their 2002 spring training pre-participation physical examination. The scaption measurements were taken as a component of the examination.
Goniometric measurements were taken with the players in a relaxed standing position. Players were instructed to remain looking forward, roll their shoulders forward three …