It seems like we are starting to see more and more injuries to the latissimus dorsi, or lat, in baseball pitchers than ever before.
20 years ago, lat injuries in baseball pitchers were fairly rare. You always had the one … Read more >
One of the keys to pitching effectively is the ability to reproduce consistent mechanics and maintain your release point while on the mound.
In the past, we have found that baseball pitchers tend to become more upright as the … Read more >
I like simple studies that answer complex answers. A recent report in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy has shown the baseball pitchers with Tommy John injuries have weaker rotator cuff strength than healthy players.
This has long been … Read more >
A recent research report investigated the effect of travel on Major League Baseball teams and performance. The authors found the MLB teams traveling eastward, such as those ending a series in Seattle and starting traveling to their next one in … Read more >
Tommy John injuries continue to rise throughout baseball, from youth through the professional level. The best decade has seen a dramatic increase in Tommy John injuries, and also an increase of youth injuries seen.
When I first started as a … Read more >
Heart rate variability (HRV) can be an important metric for athletes to measure recovery and response to stress. A recent research report was published looked at HRV between starts in professional baseball pitchers.
The results indicate that changes to the … Read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >