Posted on Wednesday, 12th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

In case you missed Part 1 of this series (Functional Anatomy), you can check it out HERE.
Elbow issues can be really tricky at times from a diagnostic standpoint. Someone with medial elbow pain could have pronator and/or flexor (a.k.a. Golfer’s Elbow) soft tissue issues, ulnar nerve irritation or hypermobility, ulnar collateral ligament issues, or a [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 10th June 2009 by Eric Cressey

I’ve written previously about the many flexibility deficits we see in baseball players (particularly pitchers).  One of the biggest issues we face is a loss of elbow extension range-of-motion.  This adaptive change most likely occurs because of the insane amounts of eccentric muscle action required to decelerate the 2,500 degrees/second of elbow extension that occurs [...]

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