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@Smitty28 posted:

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.

Thank you. Was your son at full range of motion when he began his throwing program?

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