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Humeral Retroversion Occurs in Youth Baseball Players as Young as Fourth Grade

1 Comment/in Research Review/by Mike Reinold

A recent research report out of Japan continues to add to the body of evidence regarding humeral retroversion in the dominant shoulder in baseball players. Essentially, the upper arm in baseball players has boney adaptations that occur while throwing as … Read more >

How to Throw to Prepare the Arm for the Season

3 Comments/in Coaching, Injury Prevention, Performance Enhancement/by Alan Jaeger

One of the most important concepts when trying to prepare the arm for the baseball season is developing an appropriate offseason throwing program. It is important that any throwing program consists of a rest period after a long summer, followed … Read more >

5 Ways to Stay Healthy During Baseball Season

5 Drills to Stay Healthy During Baseball Season

3 Comments/in Injury Prevention/by Andrew Sacks

The start of baseball is almost upon us, so this seems like an appropriate time to talk about a few common problems that baseball and softball players can run into during the season. These are all fixable problems, but if … Read more >

Heavy Workload May be a Risk Factor for Revision Tommy John Procedure

3 Comments/in Research Review/by Mike Reinold

A report from the Kerlan-Jobe clinic, published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow surgery, has found that pitchers with a large increase in innings pitched follow Tommy John surgery are most at risk to have another injury that may … Read more >

Should you swing at the first pitch?

7 Comments/in Coaching/by Dan Blewett

Should you swing at the first pitch? Is being “ready to pounce” on the first pitch a quality hitting approach? Let’s talk about it.

Swinging at the first pitch, affectionately known within baseball as “ambushing,” is controversial. Some coaches will … Read more >

3 Professional Baseball Players Experiences with Tommy John Surgery

4 Comments/in Injury Prevention, Injury Rehabilitation/by Mike Reinold

The incidence of Tommy John surgery in baseball players continues to be on the rise throughout amateur and professional baseball. At this point it’s unfortunate that many feel it is just “part of the game.”

There are many myths about … Read more >

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