SHOULDER INJURY PREVENTION: PART 3 By Brandon Penas, PT Shoulder Strengthening for the Overhead Athlete The stability of the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint is primarily derived from the four rotator cuff muscles, which are: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor (Picture 1), and Subscapularis (Picture 2). In the overhead athlete, this group of muscles must work in harmony […]
SHOULDER INJURY PREVENTION: PART 2 By Brandon Penas, PT Pitching Mechanics and the Underdeveloped Pitcher When it comes to injury prevention and the underdeveloped pitcher, pitching mechanics should be the first line of defense. However, more often than not, this is “easier said than done” when attempting to either teach or learn the important components […]
SHOULDER INJURY PREVENTION: PART 1 By Brandon Penas, PT Repetitive overhead throwing places significant mechanical stress on both the shoulder and elbow joint, which can lead to anatomic changes in the underdeveloped athlete. Shoulder and elbow joint injuries occur primarily due to the body’s inability to control motion segments throughout the body during the throwing/pitching […]
SHOULDER INJURY PREVENTION IN THE OVERHEAD ATHLETE By Brandon Penas, PT Do you ever wonder how fast the human arm has to move in order to throw a baseball greater than 90 miles per hour? The answer: roughly 0.03 seconds from the cocking phase to ball release, thus making the overhead throwing motion one of […]
FIBROMYALGIA AND EXERCISE By Nathan Snell, PT, CSCS Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes pain in your muscles, joints and overall fatigue. People diagnosed with fibromyalgia have specific tender points on the body. These tender points are painful with applied pressure and typically found on specific places on the neck, shoulder, back, hips, arms and […]
COMMON ORTHOPEDIC ADOLESCENT INJURIES By Nathan Snell, PT, CSCS When I was in school as a teenager, the changing of the season meant beginning a new sport. I would look forward to spring and the crack of the bat as baseball season kicked off. However, in today’s competitive club sports scene, this rotation of sports […]
RUNNING ON AIR Written by Matt Kraemer PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS The Alter-G, G-Trainer, has landed at Endurance Rehabilitation in Arcadia. Gone are the days of long recoveries, runs missed due to injury, and unachieved time splits. With the usage of the G-Trainer, athletes form all backgrounds and levels can train and compete to their […]
ASTYM – GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU Written by Nathan Koch In my work as a physical therapist, I encounter athletes of all stripes who are limited by soft-tissue injuries. Plantar fasciitis, hamstring strain, patellar tendinosis – these are just a few diagnoses of injuries that can stop an athlete cold, or at least limit […]
A Valuable Resource January 3, 2006 – When an athlete is injured they usually have resources for recovery that most of us will never have access to, until now. I’m a 46 year old who’s in reasonably good shape. Approximately four years ago I injured myself performing Yoga, of all things. The injury occured in […]
