Ultrasound exploratory study of injuries in baseball athletes

Abstract

Soft tissue injuries are a recurrent cause that affects the vast majority of the baseball population in the province. The objective of the research is the diagnostic and prophylactic ultrasound exploratory study of soft tissue injuries and physiotherapeutic intervention in the population studied. In the analysis of results, it was obtained that the shoulders with tendinitis and tenosynovitis were the most affected injuries, who achieved the best response to the third cycle of the physiotherapy treatment scheme and around 30 days of sessions were needed, with 97% clinical alterations of the lesions and 84% echographic alterations of diagnostic and prophylactic examinations. Ultrasounds as a diagnostic indication allowed confirming lesions and affected regions, guiding better treatment selections and responses to effectiveness; as a prophylactic indication, it allowed to identify hidden injuries fundamentally in pitchers.