{"id":1150,"date":"2012-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ati.local\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:33:07","slug":"play-ball-play-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atipt.com\/play-ball-play-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Ball . . . 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A strain is caused by a quick pull, twist or micro-tear of the muscle, especially when muscles are not stretched or warmed-up properly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sprain:<\/strong>\u00a0Unlike a strain (which many use interchangeably) this injury affects the ligaments, bands of tissue that attach bones to other bones. A sprain is caused by the ligament being stretched beyond its capacity, and can range from a mild stretch to a complete tear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dislocation:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The displacement of a bone from a joint that can cause loss of movement, pain and swelling. The most common involve a finger, thumb, shoulder, or hip.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Whitney, physical therapist with ATI in Homer Glen, IL, and former minor league and collegiate baseball player, stresses good body mechanics and a good strength and conditioning program to help prevent injuries.\u00a0 Equally important is the need to recognize and prevent overuse injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 2 &#8211; 4 month period of no throwing at some point during the year is very important and a widely accepted standard observed by the most experienced baseball players and coaches,\u201d says Whitney.\u00a0 \u201cYear round participation in baseball\/softball activities has become an unnecessary trend, and has corresponded with an exponential spike in youth arm injuries, and has limited an unknown number of high school, college and professional careers.\u00a0 Parents and coaches of year-round, single-sport athletes need to be aware of the increased injury risk of year round throwing, monitor closely for signs of physical and mental fatigue, and be willing to modify activity levels accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitney also stresses that players follow pitch-count recommendations offered by USA Baseball. \u201cPitching more than 80 pitches per game has been shown to leave a player at a 4 times increased risk of injury to their throwing arm, while regularly pitching with fatigue could result in 36 times increased risk of injury (Olsen SJ et al 2006).\u00a0 Pitch counts and fatigue are characteristics that have been shown to be significant and need to be closely monitored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommended Pitch Counts:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>9-10 year old pitchers:<\/strong><br \/>\n50 pitches per game<br \/>\n75 pitches per week<\/p>\n<p><strong>11-12 year old pitchers:<\/strong><br \/>\n75 pitches per game<br \/>\n100 pitches per week<\/p>\n<p><strong>13-14 year old pitchers:<\/strong><br \/>\n75 pitches per game<br \/>\n125 pitches per week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips to help avoid baseball and softball\u00a0injuries The official start of the baseball season has guaranteed that players everywhere are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Play Ball . . . 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