Preventive and Rehab Exercises for Baseball

Sensory Motor System

Kinematics

Proprioception

Kinetic Motions

Causes of Baseball Injuries

Overtraining

Not enough Rest Periods

Poor throwing mechanices

Poor specific pitch Technique

Poor flexibility and range of motion

Decreased rotator cuff or scapular (shoulder ) strength and flexibility

Decreased hamstring flexibility and strength

Poor hip flexibility

Poor Core Strength and stability

Decreased hip muscle strength

How does overtraining cause a baseball injury

How does not enough rest periods cause a baseball injury

How does poor throwing mechanics cause a baseball injury

How does overtraining cause a baseball injury

What is BFR (Blood Flow Resistance)

Physical therapy technique using specialized cuffs to temporarily and partially restrict blood flow to a limb during low-intensity exercise

How does BFR work

This controlled restriction creates a metabolic stress that tricks the muscle into acting like it's under heavy load, leading to increased strength, muscle growth, and improved endurance with less stress on joints and soft tissues. The cuffs monitor and apply pressure, allowing blood to enter the muscle (arterial inflow) but restricting it from leaving (venous outflow). 

What is the Purpose of BFR

is used for rehabilitation after surgery or injury, to prevent muscle atrophy, and to manage pain associated with conditions like arthritis.

What to do when a Pitcher complains of pain in his elbow or shoulder

Discontinue pitching until evaluated by a sports medicine physician

Overuse injuries can include what

They can include growth-related disorders and those resulting from repeated microtrauma

The mechanics created during the overhead throwing motion are what?

They are dynamic and complex

What are signs of fatigue in a pitcher

Decreased ball veloctiy, decreased accuracy, upright trunk during pitching, dropped elbow during pitching or increased time between pitches

How is rotation of the pelvis during pitching, throwing and/or swinging an essential part of the development of power and transferring energy up the kinetic chain from the proximal to distal extremities?

What is the difference between the proximal and distal extremities?

What does the term Contralateral mean?

Anatomically speaking, how are our extremities the same from left to right but the functional symmetries are present.

What is the Left Anterior Interior Chain pattern?

Why does the left hemi pelvis anteriorly tilt and forwardly rotate comparatively to the right hemi-pelvis, and why because of this position does it orientate the sacrum and lumbar spine to the right?

What is Pathomechanics

abnormal, unhealthy mechanical movements within the body that can stem from structural issues (like misaligned bones), functional problems (like muscle imbalances), or disease

What is the Axial Spine

the central portion of the vertebral column, which extends from the base of the skull to the tip of the coccyx (tailbone)