Table 5.
Differences Between Baseball and Softball Players Non-Throwing & Throwing Shoulders.
| Shoulder Side | SB Mean (SD) | BB Mean (SD) | Mean Difference | Sig. (p) | 95% CI of the Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||||
| IR ROM | Non-Throwing | 69.6 (9.7) | 63.3 (11.1) | 6.3 | 0.020* | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| Throwing | 65.9 (10.9) | 54.1 (10.9) | 11.8 | < .001* | 6.4 | 17.2 | |
| ER ROM | Non-Throwing | 93.7 (10.0) | 87.6 (9.2) | 6.0 | 0.012* | 1.4 | 10.7 |
| Throwing | 96.7 (8.8) | 94.1 (9.1) | 2.6 | 0.255 | −1.9 | 7.0 | |
| TRM | Non-Throwing | 163.3 (12.3) | 150.9 (13.3) | 12.4 | < .001* | 5.9 | 18.8 |
| Throwing | 162.6 (11.9) | 148.2 (11.6) | 14.4 | < .001* | 8.6 | 20.2 | |
| GIRD | 3.7 (9.2) | 9.2 (11.3) | 5.5 | 0.042* | 0.2 | 10.8 | |
| ER Gain | 3.0 (8.1) | 6.5 (8.0) | 3.5 | 0.084 | −0.5 | 7.5 | |
SD = Standard Deviation, CI = Confidence Interval, ROM = Range of Motion, IR = Internal Rotation, ER = External Rotation, TRM = Total Range of Motion.
*
Statistically significant difference p < .05