I’m very proud to say that our first research project on the effect of baseball pitchers training with weighted balls has finally been published! Big thanks for my coauthors Lenny Macrina, Dr. Glenn Fleisig, Kyle Aune, and Dr. James Andrews.… Read more >
Note from Mike: Today’s post is an excellent article from New York Yankees team physician, Dr. Chris Ahmad, and Frank Alexander, ATC. We know that Tommy John injuries continue to rise. Chris and Frank have written a new book to … Read more >
Sometimes you do something and don’t even realize what it means when you do it.
I’ve always been complimented by my athletes and patients about how I stretch their forearms. They tend to gravitate to me for a stretch. Perhaps … Read more >
The latest Inner Circle webinar recording on the Keys to Tommy John Rehabilitation is now available.
This month’s Inner Circle webinar was on The Keys to Tommy John Rehabilitation. in this presentation, I overview … Read more >
The baseball season is only a few weeks old and we’ve already seen an impressive amount of MLB pitchers need Tommy John surgery. This pace could lead to a record breaking amount of injured pitchers. While many have speculated about the … Read more >
With the baseball season almost officially in full swing, we are starting to see several players needing UCL reconstruction, or Tommy John surgery. We know that injuries are most common in the first month of the baseball season.
For … Read more >
One the big topics at the 2014 ASMI Injuries in Baseball course this year was our evolving understanding of the outcomes follow UCL reconstruction, better known as Tommy John surgery. As each year goes by, we have more data on … Read more >
Over the years I haven’t been shy about discussing the rise in youth baseball injuries and some of my thoughts regarding how to reduce the amount of pitching injuries. I have written about the reason there are so many youth … Read more >