Common Baseball Elbow Injuries
Little League Elbow
As the name implies, Little League elbow, or medial epicondylar apophysitis, generally affects pitchers agesages
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Calgary Flames Red shop nhl jerseys throwing athlete, this is generally seen on the outside of the elbow where the bones are continually being compressed forcefully against each other. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, this is a less common condition, but is caused by excessive throwing. Symptoms include pain and swelling near the outer bone of the elbow, and occasionally, lockinglocking
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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain
The ulnar collateral ligament holds the bones of the inner side of the elbow together during throwing motions. The stress of throwing can result in small, partial tears or a complete rupture of the ligament. Once the ligament is injured, the resulting movement of the elbow bones can irritate the ulnar nerve resulting in tingling of the arm and hand. According to the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, if the patient wishes to return to strenuous overhead or throwing activities and they do not respond to nonsurgical treatments, then surgical repair of the UCL is recommended. Surgery involves reconstructing the ligament using a graft generally taken from the patient's forearm tendon. Many months of rehabilitation follow surgery and nine months is generally the soonest a pitcher will be allowed to return to competition.