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GER capacity has been measured routinely with the forearm in neutral rotation (GERN), but a recent study reported GERN was greater than GER with the forearm in pronation (GERP) in Minor League pitchers. This work has not yet been replicated or extended to other groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Hypothesis:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>GERP would be significantly less than GERN in Independent League baseball pitchers, and there would be no difference in GERP or GERN measurements between this new group and the previous group of Minor League pitchers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Level 3.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Goniometric measurements were recorded for bilateral GIR, GERN, and GERP, and resulting TROM for 37 Independent League baseball pitchers. These data were compared with the previous study. All motions were compared individually between groups, between throwing and nonthrowing arm, and both within and between techniques (forearm neutral or pronated).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      GERP was significantly less than GERN for both arms within each group tested (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01). Independent League pitchers had greater between arm differences for GIR (-16.9\u00b0 vs -6.9\u00b0), GERN (+15.1\u00b0 vs -0.6\u00b0), and GERP (+13.1\u00b0 vs -5.9\u00b0) compared with Minor League pitchers. TROM for the Independent League pitchers was not statistically different for either measurement technique, while TROM for the throwing arm of the Minor League pitchers was statistically reduced with varying effect sizes (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.35-0.99) compared with the nonthrowing arm (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study confirmed earlier findings that the pronated forearm resulted in decreased GER capacity, illustrating the adaptive response to throwing and the need to evaluate for this variable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>GERP should be evaluated in all groups of pitchers, but there may be variations within tested groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/19417381241235225","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,19]],"date-time":"2024-03-19T00:45:29Z","timestamp":1710809129000},"page":"438-444","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Utilizing the Pronated Forearm Technique for Measuring Glenohumeral External Rotation in Baseball Players"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5518-4615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aaron","family":"Sciascia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Clinical Outcomes and Research, Lexington Clinic, Lexington, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics-Sports Medicine, Lexington Clinic, Lexington, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joseph","family":"Holstedt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics-Sports Medicine, Lexington Clinic, Lexington, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Logan","family":"Mattingly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics-Sports Medicine, Lexington Clinic, Lexington, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"W. 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