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Sports Medicine
Professional Pitchers: First Study to Compare Muscle Architecture and Clinical Variables in Dominant and Non-Dominant Arms
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What long-term effects do repeated vigorous motion have on professional pitchers’ arms? A team from Temple…
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Sports Medicine
Too much, too soon: Doctors say young athletes are being worn out
Elijah Torrez had pitched throughout the school year and Cal Ripken season, and the Mendota seventh-grader wanted to play…
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Sports Medicine
Insufficient shoulder external rotation increases shoulder injury, surgery in pitchers
By Casey Tingle The likelihood of shoulder injury and shoulder surgery was increased when professional baseball players had insufficient shoulder…
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Sports Medicine
David Wright’s spinal stenosis has changed his game prep
By Jeremy Binckes In a lengthy New York Times profile, Tim Rohan describes Mets captain David Wright’s daily struggles with spinal…
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Sports Medicine
BLOG: Know the injury patterns, risk factors for young baseball players
By James R. Andrews, MD Baseball is our American pastime and it has always been expected to be a safe and…
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Sports Medicine
BLOG: Pitch Smart is a comprehensive resource for safe pitching practices
By James R. Andrews, MD We are all looking for a solution to the escalation of youth baseball injuries, which…
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Sports Medicine
Pitchers’ blood flow decreased in provocative shoulder position
By Casey Tingle After one competitive baseball season, the blood flow of pitchers significantly decreased when in a provocative shoulder…
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Spine
Running Doc: Explaining spinal stenosis, which has Mets captain David Wright on the disabled list
By Lewis Maharam, M.D. I am a New York Mets fan. I just read that David Wright has spinal stenosis…
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Sports Medicine
Tommy John became enduring name in part by happenstance
By Pete Dougherty Had the timing been different, pitchers today would be undergoing Sandy Koufax surgery. Same procedure, different name. Instead, the reconstruction…
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Sports Medicine
Concussions may linger among professional baseball players
By Andrew Seaman (Reuters Health) – – Professional baseball players may not be fully recovered when they return to play…
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Extremities
Arm pain and fatigue common among young baseball players
Makhni EC, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2015;doi:10.1177/0363546514555506. In a recently published study, most young baseball players were found to experience…
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