What You Should Know Before You Go To A Tryout Camp.
1 May 2006
In all of these situations, the pitcher uses maximal effort to "light up" the gun to impress coaches and scouts.
A pitcher may be at risk of injury if:
- he is not properly rested
- he is out of season
- he comes to the showcase with a previous reoccurring pain in his elbow or shoulder
- he doesn't warm up properly
- he tries to do too much related to fastball velocity
- he tries to do too much related with breaking pitches
Pitching overuse induces repeated microtrauma to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones of the throwing elbow and shoulder.
Accumulation of this microtrauma without adequate healing time can lead to injury. The principal loading-bearing connective tissue in the elbow is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL).
The most common area of injury in the shoulder is the rotator cuff muscles. Both areas are susceptible to overuse, the accumulation of microtrauma.
Dr. James Andrews
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