Baseball Throwing Injuries
Matthew Mathis
Mrs. Graph
Graduation Project
17 April 2017
Baseball Throwing Injuries and How to Treat Them
“Baseball is a game of physical capability, staying healthy is a whole new game” (Hamilton) Overhand throwing places extremely high stresses on the elbow and shoulder. In all throwing athletes, especially baseball pitchers, these high stresses are repeated many times and can lead to serious overuse injury.
Unlike a small injury that results from a fall or collision with another player, an overuse injury occurs gradually over time. In many cases, overuse injuries develop when an athletic movement is repeated often during single periods of play, and when these periods of play, games or practices, are so frequent that the body does not …show more content…
Most often the problem will resolve without surgery. But sometimes surgery is necessary. The key is to determine who has a good chance of getting well without surgery and who does not. Players at different ages will have different issues. A twelve-year-old with elbow pain is often struggling with growth
Mathis 2 plate problems while trying to learn breaking pitches while a sixteen-year-old with similar symptoms may have a torn ulnar collateral ligament. A twelfth-grader will say “This is my senior year and I really want to play” while a sophomore or junior will usually say “I want this fixed now so that I can be ready for my senior year.” Similarly, college players worry about eligibility and “red-shirting”. Professional pitchers are worried about their careers and remaining competitive. Elbow and shoulder injuries in throwers are usually the result of overuse and repetitive high stresses. In many cases, pain will resolve when the athlete stops throwing. It is uncommon for many of these injuries to occur in non-throwers. The human arm is a very complex system of bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons and tissue. The shoulder and elbow are the main sources of throwing injuries in …show more content…
Ballistic stretching is a rapid bouncing stretch in which a body part is moving with momentum that stretches the muscles to the max. Muscles respond to this type of stretching by contracting to protect itself from over extending. Dynamic stretching is a walking or movement stretch. By performing slow controlled movements through full range of motion, a person reduces risk of injury. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a type of stretch for a particular muscle and its specific job, so resistance should be applied, then the muscle should be relaxed. Static stretching is a type of stretch whereby a person stretches the muscle until a gentle tension is felt and then holds the stretch for thirty seconds or until a muscle release is felt, without any movement or
Mrs. Graph
Graduation Project
17 April 2017
Baseball Throwing Injuries and How to Treat Them
“Baseball is a game of physical capability, staying healthy is a whole new game” (Hamilton) Overhand throwing places extremely high stresses on the elbow and shoulder. In all throwing athletes, especially baseball pitchers, these high stresses are repeated many times and can lead to serious overuse injury.
Unlike a small injury that results from a fall or collision with another player, an overuse injury occurs gradually over time. In many cases, overuse injuries develop when an athletic movement is repeated often during single periods of play, and when these periods of play, games or practices, are so frequent that the body does not …show more content…
Most often the problem will resolve without surgery. But sometimes surgery is necessary. The key is to determine who has a good chance of getting well without surgery and who does not. Players at different ages will have different issues. A twelve-year-old with elbow pain is often struggling with growth
Mathis 2 plate problems while trying to learn breaking pitches while a sixteen-year-old with similar symptoms may have a torn ulnar collateral ligament. A twelfth-grader will say “This is my senior year and I really want to play” while a sophomore or junior will usually say “I want this fixed now so that I can be ready for my senior year.” Similarly, college players worry about eligibility and “red-shirting”. Professional pitchers are worried about their careers and remaining competitive. Elbow and shoulder injuries in throwers are usually the result of overuse and repetitive high stresses. In many cases, pain will resolve when the athlete stops throwing. It is uncommon for many of these injuries to occur in non-throwers. The human arm is a very complex system of bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons and tissue. The shoulder and elbow are the main sources of throwing injuries in …show more content…
Ballistic stretching is a rapid bouncing stretch in which a body part is moving with momentum that stretches the muscles to the max. Muscles respond to this type of stretching by contracting to protect itself from over extending. Dynamic stretching is a walking or movement stretch. By performing slow controlled movements through full range of motion, a person reduces risk of injury. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a type of stretch for a particular muscle and its specific job, so resistance should be applied, then the muscle should be relaxed. Static stretching is a type of stretch whereby a person stretches the muscle until a gentle tension is felt and then holds the stretch for thirty seconds or until a muscle release is felt, without any movement or