Posts tagged baseball
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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