Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?

Specific components of PR policies rather than a national PR policy mandate were associated with significant reduction in SEI rates in HS baseball players. The presence of a consecutive pitching day rest rule and daily maximum pitch count of ≤105 pitches were associated with significant reductions in SEIs based on total (practice and competition) exposures, practice exposures, and competition exposures.

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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251412404
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Shoulder Injury and Treatment
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Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?

Christy L. Collins, Steven J. Staffa, John P. Kriz, Jason L. Zaremski et al.
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Shoulder Injury and Treatment
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Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?

Christy L. Collins, Steven J. Staffa, John P. Kriz, Jason L. Zaremski, Dai Sugimoto, Robert L. Bowers, Peter K. Kriz
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Abstract

Specific components of PR policies rather than a national PR policy mandate were associated with significant reduction in SEI rates in HS baseball players. The presence of a consecutive pitching day rest rule and daily maximum pitch count of ≤105 pitches were associated with significant reductions in SEIs based on total (practice and competition) exposures, practice exposures, and competition exposures.

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineVol. 14(2)
Boston Children's Hospital (US), Emory University (US), University of Florida Health (US), University of Florida (US), Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention (US), The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention (US)
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