In youth baseball, the repetitive overhead throwing motion places significant stress on the shoulder and elbow, leading to injuries such as rotator cuff strains, labral tears, shoulder impingement, and elbow tendinitis. These conditions not only sideline young athletes but can also impact their long-term development and enjoyment of the game.
Read MoreOveruse 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.
Read MoreIn overhead athletes that come to us with arm trouble, for example, we consistently find restrictions in thoracic spine mobility. Today’s blog is dedicated to one method we use to assess thoracic spine rotation mobility and a treatment we would use for thoracic restrictions.
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