Tips to Avoid Tommy John Injuries
Keep their elbow out of the OR… Only a few weeks into the 2015 MLB preseason and players have already succumbed to ulnar collateral ligament (UCL)injuries. The surgery to reconstruct the UCL named after Tommy John, who produced a 3.1 ERA over many seasons following...
ASK THE EXPERT: BICEPS TENDINITIS
In this week’s installment of Ask the Expert, Drs.Samuel Taylor & Stephen J. O’Brien, discuss biceps tendinitis. Popeye’s Problem… Cartoons depicting Popeye’s bulging biceps after he guzzled down a can of spinach only told half the story. Unfortunately, our...
Overuse Among Youth Throwers : My son takes Advil before he pitches
Pain in the shoulder and/or elbow is NOT normal for adolescent throwing athletes and is usually a sign that something is wrong. Why does the arm hurt, you ask? While the answer is occasionally complex, most commonly it’s quite simple: OVERUSE and IMBALANCE. Today,...