Pitcher Injuries in Baseball: Key Findings from the 2024 MLB Report

To reduce the risk of injury for pitchers at all levels, it is crucial to take these key findings seriously. Increased velocity, early-season workload, and maximum effort throwing all contribute to arm injuries, and understanding these risks can help players, coaches, and parents make informed decisions. As the youth and high school baseball seasons begin, prioritizing gradual throwing progression, monitoring pitch counts, and limiting high-intensity throwing will be essential in protecting young arms. By implementing these strategies, we can help ensure that pitchers stay healthy and perform at their best throughout the season.

Complete Game PT Baseball Roundtable Recap

Missed our Baseball Roundtable? Here are a few highlights from the evening!

3 Common Causes (other than overuse) of Arm Pain in Baseball and Softball Players By Greg Crossman, DPT

Overuse isn’t the only threat to upper extremity athletes. To help reduce the likelihood of injury, we discuss 3 other common causes of arm pain in baseball and softball players.

Baseball Players Agree That DARI Motion Is Invaluable Technology

DARI Motion is cutting edge technology that baseball players of all levels have used in the Complete Game Physical Therapy clinic to better their performance and help stay injury free.

Amy FieldsApril 2, 2024dari motion, baseball, pitchers

Patient Showcase: Caleb

Chelmsford High School Baseball Player Caleb is back on the mound after shoulder surgery.

Amy FieldsApril 11, 2023patient success, athlete, north chelmsford, baseball

The Best Way to Avoid Baseball Injury This Season

Spring marks the beginning of the baseball season, but along with the crack of the bat and smell of the fresh cut grass, we also see a significant rise in injuries. In fact, we see more injuries early in the spring season than any other time of year.

Amy FieldsMarch 27, 2023complete game physical therapy, baseball, north chelmsford, injury prevention

Keep Your Shoulders and Elbows Healthy This Season

Arm injuries have reached an epidemic level in youth baseball and softball. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons at least 20 percent of players ages 8-12 y.o. and 45 percent of 13-14 y.o. experience arm pain in any given season.

Amy FieldsFebruary 20, 2022complete game physical therapy, shoulder, elbo, baseball

Three Keys for Proper Use of Bands to Help Avoid Arm Pain in Overhead Athletes

With Major League Baseball starting up and youth baseball and softball in full swing, I thought it would be timely to provide a review of the resistance band exercises that have become an increasingly popular part of warm ups in baseball and softball. Unfortunately, when we treat youth athletes in our physical therapy clinic and review their band exercises with them, we often see that they are performing them improperly.

Tips for Safely Returning to Youth Sports Following Time Off Due to Covid Crisis

As restrictions start to ease, it is looking more and more likely that kids will have the opportunity to return to some form of organized sports this summer. This is certainly great news as both kids and parents are looking forward to a safe return to youth sports. As we make this transition, the need to ease athletes back into activity after a long time away from sports is crucial to help reduce the likelihood of injury.

Physical Screen for the Baseball Pitcher

Historically, pitching instruction has followed a pattern of coaches trying to teach players “proper mechanics” without truly understanding what each individual’s proper mechanics are. Limitations in individual mobility or stability will make moving into certain positions in the delivery difficult or even impossible.

3D Motion Analysis: 4D Motion

At Complete Game Physical Therapy we are dedicated to not only providing excellent care to athletes and active individuals following injury or surgery but also to helping reduce the likelihood injury occurring in the first place. We are currently working to help identify and address injury risk factors associated with adolescent baseball pitchers.

Complete Game Physical Therapy Patient of the Month: Josh

This month we welcome Josh as our Patient of the Month! Josh came to us after having Tommy John surgery. He naturally had some concerns after the surgery. “I didn’t know if I was going to be able to pitch again,” Josh explained.

Injury Prevention for the "Older" Ball Player

Most articles on injury prevention in baseball and softball are designed, however, for youth players or high level professional, college or high school players. This article will give some tips to the recreational players who truly just play for the love of the game.

Amy FieldsApril 11, 2019complete game physical therapy, baseball, injury prevention, exercises

Keeping Healthy in the Baseball/Softball Off Season

Though the winter is in full swing and it may seem way too early to be thinking about the baseball or softball season, many players and teams will have started their offseason training. Here in the northeast, indoor training facilities are filling up fast with players getting ready for next season.

Amy FieldsDecember 17, 2018complete game physical therapy, lowell, massachussetts, ma, baseball, youth, sports, softball, offseason

Hitting for Power and Pitching Velocity… It’s All in the Hips!

“It’s all in the hips.” Not just a great line from the movie Happy Gilmore but also a great way to create more power hitting a baseball and increase pitching velocity in a safe manner.

Greg CrossmanOctober 2, 2018complete game physical therapy, lowell, lowell massachusetts, hips, pelvic tilt, baseball, pitching

Tips to Help Prevent Injury for the Ex Ballplayer Returning to the Field

Greg CrossmanSeptember 10, 2018complete game physical therapy, physical therapy, lowell massachusetts, lowell, massachussetts, ma, baseball pt, baseball, injury prevention

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