LOWER EXTREMITY BALANCE IS IMPROVED AT TIME OF RETURN TO THROWING IN BASEBALL PLAYERS AFTER AN ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WHEN COMPARED TO PRE‐OPERATIVE MEASUREMENTS.PDFVIP

T ORIGINAL RESEARCH LOWER EXTREMITY BALANCE IS IMPROVED AT TIME P OF RETURN TO THROWING IN BASEBALL PLAYERS S AFTER AN ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT J I RECONSTRUCTION WHEN COMPARED TO PREOPERATIVE MEASUREMENTS Joseph Hannon, PT, DPT, CSCS1 J. Craig Garrison, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC1 John Conway, MD2 ABSTRACT Background/Purpose: Lower extremity balance deficits have been shown to lead to altered kinematics and increased injury risk in lower extremity athletes. The purpose of