American Sports Medicine Institute

American Sports Medicine InstituteFounded| 1987[1]

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Founder| James R. Andrews, M.D., Lawrence Lemak, M.D.
Type| Non-profit
Focus| Sports Medicine
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* Birmingham, Alabama

Website| www.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

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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

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

## External links

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* ASMI website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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