quote:Coach Chris-
They had me working on my upper back muscles to strengthen my shoulder blade area. The shoulder blade turns the rotator cuff, which is related to the elbow in the throwing motion. The doctors said I was using too much of my elbow while throwing, so they tried to strengthen my back in order to decrease the over-use.
Thanks for replying.
I understand what you are saying but think the advice is a little dubious (but not harmful).
The elbows of every user of the traditional pitching motion do basically the same thing; it bounces back and then rapidly extends 90 to 135 degrees.
Im my opinion, you have to deal with elbow problems by altering what the elbow does. You can take some of the load off the the rotator cuff by increasing the efficiency with which you get power from the rotation of your hips, torso, and shoulders.
But this is unlikely to fix the problem with your elbow.