Baseball

Bench Press for Baseball Players: Is It Safe?

Controversy Around Bench Press in Baseball Players There is significant controversy around bench pressing for baseball players. If you go...

Rotator Cuff Tears in Baseball Players

Why Do Baseball Players Tear Their Rotator Cuffs? Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common shoulder injuries, as I discussed in my...

Little League Elbow Treatment

Little League Elbow Cause Little League elbow refers to damage of the growth plate along the inside of the elbow. The image below...

Biceps Tendonitis in Baseball Players

Biceps Tendonitis Cause Before we get started, it is important to make one point about the naming of this pathology. Biceps tendonitis is...

Want to Increase Pitching Velocity? Improve Layback

What is Layback? Layback refers to the position of maximal shoulder external rotation in pitching. It is pictured below It is easiest to...

Lead Leg Block in Pitchers

What is a lead leg block in pitching? If you frequent baseball Twitter, then you are probably familiar with the concept of a lead leg...

Hip Pain and Mobility for Baseball Players

Hip Anatomy Hip injuries are often overlooked in baseball players. Understandably, more focus is placed on the upper extremity,...

Shoulder Instability in Baseball Players

Shoulder Anatomy Shoulder instability is a common issue in baseball players. I want to review the anatomy of the shoulder so that we can...

Want to prevent UCL tears? Maybe we should be looking at grip strength.

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction or repair, also known as Tommy John surgery, is a rising issue in baseball at all levels....

SLAP Tear Physical Therapy

SLAP Tear A Superior Labrum, Anterior to Posterior tear is commonly known as a SLAP tear. Per the Cleveland Clinic it is estimated that...

Kinematic Sequence

The kinematic sequence refers to the order in which various body parts accelerate and decelerate through a motion. It originally gained...

UCL Repair

Tommy John surgery or Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) reconstruction is one of the most feared surgeries in baseball. The UCL...

Little League Shoulder

Little League shoulder is a difficult condition to treat and manage, even though there are excellent return rates to previous competition...

How To Return To Throwing Intelligently

As healthcare professionals, we tend to rest on our laurels. We become comfortable with certain outcomes if they fall within our...

Why Do Pitchers Throw Harder After Tommy John Surgery?

On his most recent podcast, Eric Cressey talked about the myth that having Tommy John surgery (ulnar collateral ligament or UCL...