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Yes, I was working with a physical therapist but stopped. The person did have lots of experience with baseball players. The doctor told me that I only had to go to a physical therapist during the throwing program if I felt a little more sore or felt I needed it.

Unfortunately some doctors who don't work wth athletes don't really understand what is involved in getting back to 100% as a ball player.  Physical therapy deals with much more than pain.  In fact, most of the work is done after the pain stops.  My son had a growth plate fracture of his medial epicondyle (elbow), and even with lot's of PT he struggled to regain full range of movement (extension) of his elbow, and this began to cause overload of his shoulder which led to some tendonitis.  It took over a year to get back to normal.  I would suggest at a minimum you see a physical therapist to check out your arm and see that you've got the range of motion, flexibility, strength, etc that you should have, and then go from there.

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