Category Archives: Baseball Injuries

Limiting Risk of Injury for Overhead Throwing Athletes

As summer is upon us, I thought it might be helpful to review some advice and practical tips for our overhead throwing athletes. It’s an excellent idea to follow age-specific guidelines and limits on both innings pitched and number of … Continue reading

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Shoulder Pain Is Common Complaint In Baseball Players

Shoulder pain is a very common complaint in baseball players, for both pitchers and position players all too regularly. Fortunately, the vast majority of these can be treated without surgery, and just require proper evaluation by a sports medicine physician … Continue reading

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Pitch Counts Can Prevent Elbow Injuries

One of the most important ways in which to keep our young athletes healthy, when they’re involved in baseball for most or all of the year, is by pitch counts. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them pitch … Continue reading

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PRP – What Is It and Can It Fix Me?

By now a majority of people have heard of PRP, which stands for platelet-rich plasma. This is a procedure performed by a physician in the office that involves taking a small sample of blood from a patient. That blood is … Continue reading

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Prevent Baseball Arm Injuries With Proper Rest and Cross Training

How can I rest my throwing arm when there is never any off-season? In high school and college we have our respective school teams. After those Spring seasons…there is travel ball. Then Fall ball. And Showcases. Of course, there’s AAU … Continue reading

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Elbow Injuries and Tommy John UCL Surgery

One of the most interesting yet challenging aspects of taking care of baseball players are discussions regarding injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament. This condition, which is extremely common, causes medial or inner elbow pain in overhead athletes. It can … Continue reading

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries and Treatment

The phrase “Tommy John” refers to injury sustained to the athlete’s elbow, specifically the ulnar collateral ligament or UCL. Surgical treatment of this injury is known as Tommy John reconstructive surgery, whereby a new ligament is recreated to replace the … Continue reading

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