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And Here’s How Poor Deceleration Can Tear Your UCL

Hello again,   Yesterday I shared with you my research about how a poor deceleration pattern can be a significant contributor to anterior shoulder pain and can eventually lead to a labrum tear.   When I texted Coach Wolforth about my revelation, he suggested that poor decel could also contribute to medial elbow/UCL issues.   Remember his response? I've thought that for some time.... I also believe poor decel can also contribute to medial elbow...

Poor Deceleration Can Tear Your Labrum and Your UCL

When I graduated from high school, I can honestly say that I probably hadn't completely read more than 30 books in my entire lifetime. And the only thing that got me even close to that number was the phase I went through in the 6th and 7th grade when I read every baseball biography and every volume of the Encyclopedia Brown series in our school library. The reason I didn't read much? Nothing interested me. But now things are very different. Call me a nerd if you want, but now I...

DECLINED : MLB Injuries Highlight an Epidemic in Baseball

Most of us have been there at some point in our lives. You meet someone you really like and invite her out for an amazing meal at a classy restaurant. The conversation is stimulating. She laughs at all your jokes. You are on your game. Clearly she's impressed. You start to think you might have found "the one". The waiter brings the check in that little leather bound folder. You quickly glance at the bottom line and reach into your wallet to pull out your credit card. You know you've...

Can Your Pitching Coach or Instructor REALLY Tell You Why Your Arm Hurts?

Man, I've been busy lately. The spring baseball season is heating up and my phone is ringing off the hook from guys with sore arms. It's not my regular guys. It's the ones I call "the dabblers". These are the guys who have shown some degree of interest. They've had their initial evaluation. Maybe they've even trained with us a few times. But they didn't REALLY buy in. They didn't commit to the entire process. One recent call was from a 87 mph high school senior who first walked...

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