"Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?" with Author Dr. Peter Kriz, MD cover art

"Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?" with Author Dr. Peter Kriz, MD

"Do Pitching Restriction Policies Reduce Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in High School Baseball Players?" with Author Dr. Peter Kriz, MD

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Summary

Shoulder and elbow injuries in pitchers are as old as baseball itself. Measures to lower the risk of these injuries have been evolving for decades, with a nationalized though heterogenous effort from state to state implemented in the mid-2010s. Adherence to pitch counts and mandatory days of rest in between outings, for example, are common restrictions placed upon pitchers to try and keep them safe. Dr. Peter Kriz, MD and his team from Boston Children's Hospital look back to see if these policies made any impact. Have the pitching restriction regulations designed to keep pitchers safe actually worked?
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