American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) located in

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was founded in 1986 by

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and Dr. Lawrence Lemak with original funding from

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. It is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organization dedicated to improving the understanding, prevention, and treatment of

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-related injuries through

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, technology-based

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, and information dissemination.

Pitching biomechanics evaluation

The research director at ASMI, Dr. Glenn Fleisig, uses video and computer technology to study the pitching motion of baseball pitchers. High speed video of the

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

is also collected using a Vision Research high-speed video camera Motion analysis technology sheds light on how major league hurlers can improve performance
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References

External links

ASMI website
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