PITCHERS ARM - AN ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC ENIGMA

Citation
Rr. Long et al., PITCHERS ARM - AN ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC ENIGMA, Muscle & nerve, 19(10), 1996, pp. 1276-1281
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
0148639X
Volume
19
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1276 - 1281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-639X(1996)19:10<1276:PA-AEE>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Every major league baseball pitcher, most minor league pitchers, but o nly few amateur pitchers that we have studied have had reduced sensory nerve action potentials in the throwing arm. We present 6 clinical ca ses which demonstrate the spectrum of ''pitcher's arm.'' These cases s uggest that the phenomenon is a pathologic process, probably an exampl e of a repetitive use syndrome affecting the brachial plexus. Although it does not appear to impact performance, it has clear implications f or the interpretation of electrodiagnostic studies in symptomatic pitc hers. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.