SPORTS HEALTH 360 PROGRAM DID YOU KNOW? • That 28% of youth experience some form of elbow pain during a season. • Baseball has a unique blend of acute (sudden, traumatic) and overuse (develop over time) injuries. • Acute injuries can occur when a player is struck by a ball, bat, or another player. • Throwing too often, too hard, when fatigued, and/or with poor technique/ mechanics can result in overuse injuries to the shoulder and/or elbow. • Proper equipment and playing technique can decrease the risk of acute soft tissue injuries. • Acute injuries can occur from throwing. • Baseball players are at the greatest risk for soft tissue injuries including contusions (bruise), abrasions (scrape), lacerations (cut), sprains (ligaments), and strains (tendons and muscles).

GOALS • Improve awareness of the most common baseball injuries. • Explain the effects of repetitive stress and overuse on the overhead throwing athlete. • Define the warning signs of overuse injuries. • Explain and demonstrate an active warm up. • Discuss the concepts of strength and condition for a baseball player. • Define and demonstrate the “Throwers 10”. • To understand that there is a difference between flexibility and instability. • Understanding counts and rest days.

STRESS PROPER THROWING MECHANICS AND CONDITIONING Sports Health professionals are a good resource for instruction in proper throwing mechanics and conditioning program. This instruction is to minimize the stress on the joints allowing for decreased risk of injury while improving throwing performance.

The bottom line: To decrease the risk of throwing injuries; avoid over fatiguing a by keeping the pitch count down and provide adequate days of rest after pitching, wait until the player is at an age appropriate for learning to throw a specific type of pitch, and stress proper throwing technique and conditioning to stay healthy playing baseball.

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TIPS FOR PREVENTION OF THROWING RELATED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW 1 Limit pitch count based upon the developmental age of the pitcher. Age in years Maximum Pitches/Game Maximum Pitches/Week 7-8 50 75 9-10 75 100 11-12 85 110 13-14 95 125 15-16 95 2 Games/Week 17-18 105 2 Games/Week 2 Provide the pitcher adequate rest days after pitching before pitching again. Number of pitches, ages 7-16 Number of pitches, ages 17-18 Rest Days after pitching 61+ 76+ 3 Days 41-60 51-75 2 Days 21-40 26-50 1 Day 1-20 1-25 None 3 Teach new pitches based upon the developmental age of the pitcher. Age in years Type of Pitch 8 ± 2 10± 3 Change-up 14± 2 15± 3 16± 2 16± 2 Forkball 16± 2 Splitter 17± 2 Have a Healthy Season!

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