Posted on Monday, 26th July 2010 by Eric Cressey

Here’s an interesting study on the incidence of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries in professional football quarterbacks.  With only ten reported cases between 1994 and 2008, it’s obviously (and not surprisingly) much lower than the rates we see in professional baseball players.  This is right in line with what I discussed in Weighted Baseballs: Safe [...]

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Posted on Friday, 29th February 2008 by Eric Cressey

In Newsletter 95, I wrote about how pathologies often don’t become symptomatic until inefficiencies get to be too bad. Here is a perfect example of a guy who has basically learned how to work around a pathology to remain competitive at a high level.
New Twist Keeps Dickey’s Career AfloatYou can bet that he’s got [...]

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