American Sports Medicine Institute

Birmingham, Alabama

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

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