Injury In Baseball

Bruises, messy hair, bloody knees, dirt stained socks, anxious parents critiquing from the stands and intense coaches pushing you to work harder; growing up I played competitive softball, I competed around the country dreaming of being recruited. Church, friends, family, even school were a second priority for me. As junior year approached, I was injured and forced to have an atypical surgery. I tore my rotator cuff and labrum completely and damaged almost every other muscle in my arm. Injuries are defined as harm that causes someone to not be fully

Snap, crackle, and pop. Those aren't the sound of rice crispies in milk; it’s the sound a pitcher hears after tearing his ulnar collateral ligament. This injury used to be career ending but is now almost standard. This has saved countless dreams for many baseball players of not just playing baseball but to have complete function of their right arm. Today, sports fans and athletes hear the term Tommy John surgery and don't flinch. There are currently 29 active ballplayers in the major leagues who have already have had Tommy John surgery. That includes the Chicago White Sox'

In all cases, an injury that is determined long-term can very easily negatively impact a player’s career. For example, “head and neck injuries, or concussions, are the most excruciating injuries and tend to last the longest” (nationalpost.com, 2014). The long term effects can last for a long time, causing careers and playing time for players to be cut shorter than wanted, much to the dismay of the players. In the 2010-2011 NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain, Sidney Crosby, arguably the best player in today’s game of hockey, missed 320 days also entering into the 2011-2012 season, due to a concussion instilled by Washington Capitals forward, Dave Steckel at the 2011 Winter Classic (Podnieks, 2011). It is also interesting to note that in the same season as his concussion and prior to his injury, Crosby had also set an NHL record for the 11th longest point streak in NHL history, extending up to a 25-game point streak, earning 50 points in that span—26 goals and 24 assists, and was on pace for around 120+ points by the end of the season, until his concussion. Since then, his pace of number of points in a single season had not come close to prior to the period of time before he got injured (Crechiolo, 2011). In other words, a player’s athletic career, even one as profound and idolised as Sidney Crosby’s, can be easily affected by the possibilities of an injury because it shows that it can very quickly jeopardize or decrease the level of play one has. In the cases of prolific and top-tier players like Crosby, or anyone involved in any injury from any sport, it is a long-term impact that threatens and jeopardizes the possibility of a long and prosperous career, and the only way to prevent ongoing tragedies and misconduct within the league is to enforce absolute

​ Baseball to most it just a simple game that involves one just throwing a ball, another hitting it, and then another catching it, but it’s much more than that. The ability to hit a baseball three hundred plus feet, that’s coming at you at speeds greater than 85 mph, is hard to attain. Now imagine trying to catch a ball that’s coming at the same speeds, not so easy now right? Apart from the physical abilities needed to play, the mental part of the game is also important. The game of baseball is similar to life if you’re not prepared physically and mentally to go about your business you won’t succeed.

There are more football injuries than baseball injuries because football is a contact sport and baseball is not meant to be one. In baseball, you have more time to relax because you are not constantly running and you get to come into the dugout while waiting to hit. In football, you have to be constantly moving and players get tired, so they don’t always use the fundamentals. According to John Hopkins medicine, in 2009, almost 215,000 children ages 5-14 years old were

It is extremely difficult to maintain arm health for a full season. Because of the increased average velocity and innings thrown throughout pitchers in the major leagues, a higher percentage of pitchers have encountered injuries in the elbow and UCL reconstruction is necessary to continue their baseball career. Tearing of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) is a very severe injury and requires surgery or reconstruction of the ligament in order to throw again.The recovery process is long and grueling and can have an effect on the mental aspect of throwing a baseball with intent or maximum effort. In “ Biomechanical Performance of Baseball Pitchers with a History of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction” Fleisig, Laughlin, Aune, and colleagues claim that this tentative attribute inhibits biomechanics of throwing the baseball such as stride length, tilt of pitch, velocity, and noticeably different shoulder and elbow mechanics (Fleisig, Laughlin, Aune, et. al., 2015, page 1045). However, these Orthopedic Surgeons and Baseball Medical Officials performed a study that demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the biomechanics of pitchers with reconstructive surgery and those without it. Being able to return to an equal or higher level of play after surgery and rehabilitation is possible and players are not at a

Over the course of baseballs long existence it has been a very laid back sport with only minor injuries. But in the last decade or so the injuries have been popping up all over. Definitely the most common one being the tearing of the ucl tendon in the arm. This injury takes time to tear and it usually starts to hurt before the ligament actually snaps. “Most commonly, there is a gradual onset of elbow pain due to repetitive stresses on the ligament”(Hopkins Medicine). But there are cases where thee injury can be sudden and happen on one pitch. There have been more and more of these injuries but the biggest shock is the amount of young kids dealing with pain in their elbows. This is an effect of year round baseball, because the kids and teens are not getting their proper rest in between pitch outings. Also their coaches could be pushing them to pitch more innings and throw more pitches. But not only are young people getting these injuries older pros are also. There has been a substantial increase in

injuries, such as: getting hit in the head by a pitcher, getting hit under the eye and knocked

As a baseball player, your knees, shoulders and arms are the most important parts of your body and the parts where you should keep focused. Regardless if you are pitching, running, hitting or doing infield techniques, it is a important to have strong shoulders, arms and knees.

In Drew Marcos presentation, were first introduced to one athlete, in particular, Tommy John, an American professional baseball (left-handed) pitcher, who permanently damaged his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm, leading to a revolutionary surgical operation. known as Tommy John surgery. It replaced the ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right forearm. The surgery was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974. After the surgery, the odds were against John, since there was a 1 in 100 success rate for that operation. But, he took a season off to recover and worked with a kinesiologist, who taught him a completely different way to pitching, eliminating the chance of him hurting his knee and arm. Before his surgery he won 124 games after his surgery 164 games won, John continued to play for 14 more years, retiring in 1989. Marcos, went on to discuss scapular strength and positional impairments such as scapular dyskinesia, insufficient posterior tilt, excessive abduction and prominent inferior medial border, which are all factors that play a part in the inverted “W” pitching position; that Marcos believes, is one of the driving forces behind the some pitcher’s injuries and the Tommy

There is an epidemic of baseball spectator injuries. With an estimated 1,750 fan injuries per year, there is serious cause for concern regarding the safety of the citizenry in Gallatin. Because there are a number of professional, semi-professional, and recreational baseball parks, including a minor league park in Sen. Gallatin’s district, it is important to consider enacting legislation to address this issue. Some states, such as New York, have created the “Baseball Rule” through judicial precedent, whereas others, like New Jersey, have statutorily codified the rule. Further, states, such as Idaho, have altogether not adopted the Baseball Rule entirely. The purpose of public policy should be to maximize public utility,

Sports are great to keep you in shape and to have fun but there is also a heavy risk of getting injured. Injuries such as pulling a hamstring or breaking an arm can lead to many complications. There are 2 injuries that are pretty common but they are some of the worst injuries. That is an ACL tear and a concussion.

Along with the throwing arm, one of the largest areas where injuries occur happens to be one of the largest parts of the body, the trunk. Trunk injuries have one of the highest percentages of any injuries in major league baseball. With the help of measurements that can be taken between the pelvis and upper trunk, Exercise Scientists are able to calculate measurements including the maximum trunk rotation and angular acceleration of the trunk. Front foot contact for pitching, and after ball contact for batters is the most demanding instance for the trunk and spine, thus placing more stress on those areas during that time. Although it is impossible to calculate the amount of stress the abdominal muscles repetitively go through during pitching

Studies and surveys have shown that upper-extremity injuries are a common result of pitching through youth, high school, and collegiate baseball leagues. There have been surveys taken to show the relation of elbow and shoulder injuries and pitching. Statistics taken describe (1) the proportion of pitchers with a history of pitching related upper-extremity injury (2) proportion of pitchers with w history of pitching related elbow and shoulder injury that was treated through surgery (3)types of upper-extremity injuries sustained by pitchers and (4) types of upper extremity injuries sustained by a certain age category around the same time of injury.

Injuries play a big role in an athlete's career and his or her overall health, although minor injuries are often nothing to worry about they can lead to something serious especially if the injury is repeatedly being aggravated. scrapes, cuts, bruises, and broken bones are all things to worry about. When a player is injured he or she is losing play time and money and why risk this when there is small but giant steps that can be taken to prevent injuries. But brain injuries are something much more serious even if the player says not to worry because something worse than losing playtime is losing your life. Albert C. hergenroeder has written an article on preventing sports injuries, he says that there are 3 million sports injuries among kids around