STOP Sports Injuries

I am not so sure there are more injuries now than there used to be--It may be that TJ surgey on LL/pre-HS players is "big business" for a lot of doctors---does anyone know how many surgeries are actually needed? perhaps rest would work in many cases

We all used to have "pain"--if my arm hurt I didn't throw that day--I was a catcher/SS--if I had pain I played first for a few games

Today it is all different--at 10 years of age Johnny gets pain and they run to a doctor---I am not saying some of it may be actual arm damage but who knows--I don't --do you !!!!

Well IMHO, I'm a believer in "multi sport athletes" for sure. I also believe that during that sport's season you are prepping in your training for the next season. For instance, during summer ball your training is geared for football or s****r or whatever your fall sport is.

This does not mean to hang up the bat or glove for 6 months. It just means baseball reduces to 15 min of long toss 3x per week after a good warm up. Nor does it mean hard lifting before a summer game. Many of the exercises,such as "core" are the same.

Balance is key to life as well as health and a young man or woman who put "all of their eggs in one basket" misses a lot as well as increases their risk of a injury that takes them out of their principle sport without a fall back to another sport they've developed skill in also.

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Today it is all different--at 10 years of age Johnny gets pain and they run to a doctor---I am not saying some of it may be actual arm damage but who knows--I don't --do you !!!!

I doubt surgeons are cutting on Johnny due to pain. If there is arm damage, maybe but not just because of the pain.

I would say that Dr. Andrews stays plenty busy without high school and younger athletes running to his office all the time. And I've talked to injured athletes multiple times who are more than willing to drive 2-8 hours or more to be seen by one guy or another instead of a guy doing it here in town who has a solid reputation himself.

As John Smoltz stated, to think you come back throwing harder after TJ surgery BECAUSE of the surgery is a fallacy. What was told to us, among other things was that our son will be taking a break for the first time since he was ten years old from playing baseball year round. Now at twenty one, his arm will get a 8-12 month break from the wear and tear that competitive baseball does to ones arm. After eleven years, like it or not, TJ is giving him the break that he needs.

nobody needs tj surgery to live a healthy life,unless you throw for a living.that came from Dr. Andrews himself.

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nobody needs tj surgery to live a healthy life,unless you throw for a living.that came from Dr. Andrews himself.

Couldn't agree more and I hope that's not what you think I was insinuating. But...if he wants to continue to pitch at the collegiate level for two more years, TJ is the route to go. That came from Dr. Conway himself. My point was after having no break for many years, there was a built in "beneficial break". Gotta find the positives in it dad!

we've been down that road. tj surgery in 06, came back fine physicaly. lost the mental edge though. the part they don't discuss as much. do agree with the time off though, heck of a way to get it.

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Well IMHO, I'm a believer in "multi sport athletes" for sure. I also believe that during that sport's season you are prepping in your training for the next season. For instance, during summer ball your training is geared for football or sõccer or whatever your fall sport is.

Same here. The multisport athletes aren't overdoing it in one sport and by training in different sports get well balanced training, conditioning and staying fit.

While it's likely you won't stop sports injuries, by more balanced training and laying off the repetitive year-round marriage to one sport, you could probably reduce the repetitive-type and overuse injuries which seem to lead these players to the otrhopedist and the knife.