The Best Baseball and Softball Warm Up
Learn about how to warm up before baseball and softball to prevent injuries and improve performance.
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Apr 20, 20229 min read
Bench Press for Baseball Players: Is It Safe?
Controversy Around Bench Press in Baseball Players There is significant controversy around bench pressing for baseball players. If you go...
Apr 19, 202210 min read
Rotator Cuff Tears in Baseball Players
Why Do Baseball Players Tear Their Rotator Cuffs? Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common shoulder injuries, as I discussed in my...
Apr 13, 20226 min read
Little League Elbow Treatment
Little League Elbow Cause Little League elbow refers to damage of the growth plate along the inside of the elbow. The image below...
Apr 6, 20227 min read
Biceps Tendonitis in Baseball Players
Biceps Tendonitis Cause Before we get started, it is important to make one point about the naming of this pathology. Biceps tendonitis is...
Apr 4, 20227 min read
Want to Increase Pitching Velocity? Improve Layback
What is Layback? Layback refers to the position of maximal shoulder external rotation in pitching. It is pictured below It is easiest to...
Apr 1, 20229 min read
Lead Leg Block in Pitchers
What is a lead leg block in pitching? If you frequent baseball Twitter, then you are probably familiar with the concept of a lead leg...
Mar 23, 20228 min read
Hip Pain and Mobility for Baseball Players
Hip Anatomy Hip injuries are often overlooked in baseball players. Understandably, more focus is placed on the upper extremity,...
Mar 15, 20228 min read
Shoulder Instability in Baseball Players
Shoulder Anatomy Shoulder instability is a common issue in baseball players. I want to review the anatomy of the shoulder so that we can...
Mar 14, 20229 min read
Want to prevent UCL tears? Maybe we should be looking at grip strength.
Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction or repair, also known as Tommy John surgery, is a rising issue in baseball at all levels....
Mar 11, 20227 min read
SLAP Tear Physical Therapy
SLAP Tear A Superior Labrum, Anterior to Posterior tear is commonly known as a SLAP tear. Per the Cleveland Clinic it is estimated that...
Mar 5, 20227 min read
Kinematic Sequence
The kinematic sequence refers to the order in which various body parts accelerate and decelerate through a motion. It originally gained...
Mar 1, 20228 min read
UCL Repair
Tommy John surgery or Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) reconstruction is one of the most feared surgeries in baseball. The UCL...
Feb 25, 20227 min read
Little League Shoulder
Little League shoulder is a difficult condition to treat and manage, even though there are excellent return rates to previous competition...
Dec 6, 20214 min read
How To Return To Throwing Intelligently
As healthcare professionals, we tend to rest on our laurels. We become comfortable with certain outcomes if they fall within our...
Nov 4, 20215 min read
Why Do Pitchers Throw Harder After Tommy John Surgery?
On his most recent podcast, Eric Cressey talked about the myth that having Tommy John surgery (ulnar collateral ligament or UCL...
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