Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category

6 Ways to Prevent Youth Pitching Injuries

Youth pitching injuries are on the rise.  There are many contributing factors like poor mechanics coupled with blazing fastballs.  However,…

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3 Reasons Why Young Pitchers Are Having Tommy John Surgery

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary stabilizer of your elbow during throwing.  When a baseball pitcher tears his…

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Youth pitching injuries

5 Band Rotator Cuff Exercises for Baseball Players

Nearly half of all baseball pitchers experience shoulder or elbow pain that limits participation at some point in their career. …

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Arm Care Exercises

6 of the Best Middle Trapezius Exercises

Your trapezius is a large broad muscle spanning your upper back.  It has attachments to your spine, shoulder blade, and…

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Middle trapezius exercises

Low Back Pain in Athletes: Exercises to Get You Back to Sports

Low back pain in athletes occurs at an alarmingly high rate.  Various studies suggest 1/3 to 2/3 of athletes will…

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LBP athletes

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: 5 of the Best Exercises

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) involves compression of the major nerves and blood vessels between your neck and shoulder.  More than…

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Physical therapy for thoracic outlet

Rotator Cuff Exercises for Better Baseball Players

If you are a baseball player, the health of your rotator cuff muscles is a crucial part of success. Your…

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Baseball Pitcher

Hamstring Strains: 5 Important Exercises for Recovery

Hamstring strains occur at high rates in sports requiring running and sprinting. One of every 3 injuries in soccer is…

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Hamstring Injury

Kinetic Chain Exercises Linking the Shoulder and Hip

Overhead activities such as throwing require proper sequencing of different body parts.   The lower body, trunk, shoulder, arm, and hands…

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kinetic chain shoulder

Abdominal Oblique Injuries in Sports

Abdominal oblique injuries, also known as side strains, are common in rotational sports such as baseball, tennis, golf, and track…

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Oblique muscle injuries