Youth Baseball Throwing Arm Injuries Are Rising Dramatically (Science Daily)
Throwing arm injuries are on the rise in Little League and other youth baseball programs. After these injuries occur, many players are out for the season; others require surgery and must refrain from play for an even longer duration; still others sustain injuries so severe that they cause permanent damage and are unable to continue playing baseball.
Three new studies presented at the at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) address this critical issue... more...
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Pre-Season Shoulder Strength May Determine Injury Severity For Baseball Pitchers (Science Daily)
Athletic injuries can derail any player's ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. A new study to be presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, suggests that testing a pitcher's shoulder strength through a series of exercises during the preseason may help create a focused strength training program to prevent serious injury during the season. more...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pre-season Conditioning - Not Just Playing Catch
(Cleveland Clinic) Conditioning for the upcoming baseball season is more than just playing catch. Getting your body ready for the rigors of baseball is as important as throwing the ball. Baseball, specifically overhead throwing, places significant demands on the baseball player, especially the pitcher. Shoulder and elbow injuries are common. A pre-season conditioning program is important in preventing various injuries. more...
Friday, March 5, 2010
Shoulder Injuries In US High School Athletes Occur More Often In Boys (Science Daily)
Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male sports such as baseball (18 percent of all injuries), wrestling (18 percent) and football (12 percent). Moreover, boys experienced higher shoulder injury rates than girls, particularly in soccer and baseball/softball. more...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Analysis Of Windmill Pitching Shows Risk Of Injury To Biceps In Softball Players (Science Daily)
Contrary to common belief, softball pitching subjects the biceps to high forces and torques when the player's arm swings around to release the ball, according to an analysis of muscle firing patterns conducted at Rush University Medical Center. more...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Baseball Injury Prevention (AAOS)
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that each year more than 627,000 baseball-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospital emergency rooms. more...
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