At the MLB level there has been a 37% rise in injuries since 2008.
Pitching injuries are rising at alarming rates. Data shows 25% of all MLB pitchers have had Tommy John surgery (surgery on the elbow). The same worrying trend of increasing injuries is currently being perpetuated at the college, high school, and youth levels.
Overuse is one of the leading contributors to the growing number of injuries. Injured players often pitch more months, games, and pitches per year. Unfortunately, this ultimately comes down to the simple fact that throwing a baseball is not good for your body. As throwing velocity continues to rise, so will stress on the shoulder and elbow, which can lead to more injuries.
We know that throwing causes an immediate loss of motion and RTC strength.
This loss is cumulative, meaning if you don’t address it, your motion and strength loss will increase over the course of a season. The tighter and weaker a player gets during a season the more likely their performance will be negatively impacted while chances of injury increase. So what can athletes do to prevent this cycle?
Arm care programs build a foundation for success for any overhead athlete. The key to shoulder and elbow health is building an efficient and resilient shoulder, elbow, and forearm. The concept of an Elite Arm Care Program is backed by research and science to reduce injury and enhance performance. The program focuses on making the arm as efficient as possible by restoring motion, enhancing strength, increasing dynamic stability via manual therapy and overhead athlete specific exercise.
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