American Sports Medicine Institute
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The American Sports Medicine Institute1 (ASMI) located in Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1986 by Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lawrence Lemak. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the understanding, prevention, and treatment of sports-related injuries through research, technology-based education, and information dissemination.2

Pitching Biomechanics Evaluation 3

One of the researchers at ASMI, Dr.Glenn Fleisig, uses video and computer technology to study the pitching motion of baseball pitchers. High speed video of the pitcher is also collected using a Vision Research high-speed video camera 4 [1]5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWd8VHIVKQ

External links

References

  1. ^ ASMI, Baseball, Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, Sports Research, Sports Science
  2. ^ CNN.com - Technology takes the mound - July 10, 2002
  3. ^ Pitching Biomechanical Evaluation
  4. ^ YouTube - Biomechanics Evaluation of a Pitcher
  5. ^ Motion analysis technology sheds light on how major league hurlers can improve performance
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