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Thesis: The Fundamentals of baseball can result in a successful pitcher is proper mechanics, good arm motion to hit your target and lots of flexibility/mobility that can result in high velocity meaning speed.

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

Dr. Frank Jobe developed a procedure for pitcher Tommy John (who the surgery was named after). With vivid research of the ligaments inside the medial elbow he developed a way to make the elbow back to normal strength or in some cases much more stronger. This surgery consisted of the new tendon being implanted and woven in a figure-eight pattern through holes

Common injuries coaches must prepare for with a position baseball player include but is not limited to overuse injuries, those to the lumbar region, shoulder, elbow, hamstrings, and knees. Over half of reported injuries occur before the midpoint of the season (Rhea & Bunker, 2009), making it extremely important to emphasize prehab. An example of a training regime that could be done for a position baseball player in the in-season can be found in ………….

For baseball players, it is essential to stay healthy. One of the reasons a player tends to focus on healing his body is that if a player sits out injured for too long, he may lose his starting position. Though this is always in the forefront of a player’s mind, the first thing he should think about is healing his body so that he can continue his career. The most common injury to baseball players is “tennis elbow”. Other injuries baseball players deal with are dislocated joints and broken bones. Though baseball may seem like a less injury-prone sport than soccer or football, it can have just as many injuries with life-changing implications as the hard-hitting sports.

Pitching overhand is a particularly stressful motion; the strain it puts on a player's joint is commonly injurious. Pitchers such as Kerry Wood, Matt Morris, John Smoltz, Mariano Rivera, Tom Gordon, and Eric Gagne all have a four inch scar on their pitching arms as evidence of this career saving surgery.

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

We practiced proper biomechanics to help me pitch better. Not only throwing properly is important but icing our arms after is important for relieving the pain after a game. The purpose of the bio mechanical pitching evaluation is to reduce the risk of injury or re-injury by addressing the efficiency of a pitcher's mechanics. The pitching computer program is then used to calculate the kinematics (body angles, joint velocities, and timing mechanisms) and kinetics (joint forces and torques). ( www.asmi.org/bioeval.php?page=bio_eval ).

A pitcher with a great amount of throwing power and technique can decrease the amounts of hits, and essentially limit the amounts of runs scored by the opposing team. Training for this type of athlete will include an incorporation of muscular endurance, muscular strength, muscular power, muscular power endurance, and flexibility, agility, and speed for maximal performance. Increasing each factor can help reduce the risk of injury by strengthening the muscles around the joints that are easily injured due to the amount of power and torque exerted on the tendons by each pitch (Wilk, Macrina, Fleisig, Aune, Porterfield, Harker, Evans, 2014). Several studies show the importance of strength and conditioning on injury prevention, however, pitchers with more balanced rotator cuff musculature may be at lower risk for injury and have a greater range of motion (ROM). Given the high demands placed on the shoulder in all defensive positions, professional baseball pitchers may be at higher risk of injury without proper conditioning due to constant usage. This can lead to the tightening of tendons and reduced ROM causing greater risk of injury. Although arm strength and power are important to increase a pitchers velocity, lower extremity strength and conditioning are also thought to be crucial in the transfer of energy during pitching and thus should be included for a pitchers success (Wilk,

Due to the results of this survey, I find pitching a very relevant subject when dealing with elbow and shoulder injuries. 1464 packets were sent out to 96 institutions and, out of the 629 consent forms and questionnaires mailed back, results have shown that 73 percent of injuries that resulted in surgery are sustained by pitchers. 71.7 percent of these pitchers played for universities in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, 12.4% were in DII, 14% in DIII, and 1.9% were in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The average age of these pitchers was 20.1 - 21.6 years old.

A great pitcher is recognized as someone who can throw in a game for a long time without giving up many runs to the opposing team. From the given data it is clear that many of the “best pitchers” have not racked up as many innings as other pitchers. Pitchers with very low ERAs and not many innings pitched shows that the managers are not confident in the pitchers consistency or ability to go deep into the game before getting pulled out of the game. Not being able to “go deep” into the game is a common flaw among aspiring pitchers. It is common knowledge that an extreme arm slot such as over hand and sidearm are good for getting batters out. However, these pitchers have problems with their arms being fatigued. As seen in the graphs below pitchers

The purpose of this study was to examine the risk factors of the baseball elbow lesion in youth baseball players to perform medical check including trunk function. The subjects were the men's elementary and junior high of 166 baseball players (11.4 ± 2.0 years) who participated in the medical check of the off-season. Lesions of the elbow joint were assessed using ultrasound system. Tenderness inspection was performed on medial epicondyle and the humerus capitellum.Which test is the case of a positive as a group of disorders, and the other was a non-disabled group. It was measured the physical function of the 20 items in order to examine the relationship between baseball elbow lesion. It was performed univariate analysis between the two groups

October 17, 2009, my world changed. My little brother, Brennan, was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, in short known as ITP. Normally, platelets are made in bone marrow and make their way through the blood stream and filtered out by the spleen. In Brennan’s case, his platelets are destroyed by his body causing his platelet count to drop to life threatening levels. Brennan’s platelet count from 2009, to today in 2016, has never gotten higher than 20,000; which means that he is at risk for spontaneous bleeding at any time. Due to this, Brennan is not allowed to participate in sports and many other physical activities.

Exclusion criteria: 1) Age above 65 years and less than 45 years, 2) Knee osteoarthritis with grade 0 and 1 and 4 the criteria of the Kellgren criteria, 3) secondary osteoarthritis (due to trauma), 4) Knee arthroscopic surgery in less than 6 months of the study, 5) Knee corticosteroids injection with less than 6 months of the project or during of project, 6) Exist of other chronic inflammatory process, 7) History of allergy to any of the compounds used in the study, 8) Patients with coagulation disorders and history of coronary disease, 9) Patients treated with drugs that affect coagulation process: