American Sports Medicine Institute
- American Sports Medicine Institute
The American Sports Medicine Institute [ [http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/3150/the_american_sports_medicine_institute/(parent)/12105 ASMI, Baseball, Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, Sports Research, Sports Science ] ] (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. [ [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/08/tech.baseball/ CNN.com - Technology takes the mound - July 10, 2002 ] ]
Pitching Biomechanics Evaluation [ [http://www.asmi.org/asmiweb/pitching%20biomechanics%20evaluation.htm Pitching Biomechanical Evaluation ] ]
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 [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWd8VHIVKQ YouTube - Biomechanics Evaluation of a Pitcher ] ] [http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/08/tech.baseball/] [ [http://broadcastengineering.com/news/broadcasting_motion_analysis_technology/ Motion analysis technology sheds light on how major league hurlers can improve performance ] ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWd8VHIVKQ
External links
* [http://www.ASMI.org Amsi main website]
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