American Sports Medicine Institute
Founded1987[1]
FounderJames R. Andrews, M.D., Lawrence Lemak, M.D.
TypeNon-profit
FocusSports Medicine
Location
Websitewww.asmi.org

American Sports Medicine Institute[2] (ASMI) located in Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1986 by Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lawrence Lemak with original funding from HealthSouth Corporation. 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.[3]

Pitching biomechanics evaluation

The research director at ASMI, Dr. Glenn Fleisig, uses video and computer technology to study the pitching motion of baseball pitchers.[4] High speed video of the pitcher is also collected using a Vision Research high-speed video camera [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "American Sports Medicine Institute | About Us".
  2. ^ ASMI, Baseball, Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, Sports Research, Sports Science[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ CNN.com - Technology takes the mound - July 10, 2002
  4. ^ "Pitching Biomechanical Evaluation". Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  5. ^ YouTube - Biomechanics Evaluation of a Pitcher
  6. ^ Motion analysis technology sheds light on how major league hurlers can improve performance

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