Pinch Hit Friday #77 - Can Movement Screens Predict Injuries?

Pinch Hit Friday #77 - Can Movement Screens Predict Injuries?

May 8, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 77

About this episode

Eric reviews research on the Functional Movement Screen's ability to predict injuries in baseball players and discusses the variability of assessments across different athlete populations.

In this podcast, Eric reviews some recent research on the utility of the Functional Movement Screen in predicting upper extremity injuries in baseball players. More importantly, he speaks broadly to the goal of doing assessments, and why what's predictive in one population might not hold up in a different group of athletes.

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