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VIDEO: Pitchers should focus on core, leg strengthening to avoid upper extremity injuries

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ORLANDO, Fla. — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Peter N. Chalmers, MD, spoke about the results of a study that evaluated the effect fatigue had on pitching kinematics. He said pitchers can avoid upper extremity injuries by working on core and leg strengthening.