The repetive motion of pitching may result in an injury to t

The repetive motion of pitching may result in an injury to the medial epicondyle known as Pitcher\'s arm. What action or motion do the muscles that attach to the medial epicondyle control? In order to test these muscles, how would you adapt this experiement?

Solution

The medial epicondyle provides attachment to:

The pitching arm\'s internal rotators, can be tested in abduction to study the muscle strength and weakness with the aid of a hand-held dynamometer.