Posted on Wednesday, 1st September 2010 by Eric Cressey

Q: I just saw your post about Strasberg and pitching injuries.  This may be hopelessly naive, but - do “submarine” throwers face the same perils?  I’m old enough to remember Kent Telkulve, so it made me think.  It seems as though I see a fair number of throws from SS and 3B positions that appear [...]

Tags: Baseball Workouts, Off-Season Training for Pitchers, Pitching Injuries, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Stephen Strasburg, Ulnar Collateral Ligament
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Posted on Sunday, 29th August 2010 by Eric Cressey

Since a lot of folks reading this blog know me as “the baseball guy,” I got quite a few email questions about the elbow injury Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg experienced the other day.  Likewise, it was the talk of Cressey Performance last Friday - and got tremendous attention in the media.  Everyone wants to [...]

Tags: Baseball Workouts, Increasing Throwing Velocity, Pitching Injuries, Pitching Workout Programs, Pro Baseball Pitcher Workout, Stephen Strasburg, Tommy John Surgery, Ulnar Collateral Ligament
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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 [...]

Tags: Increasing Throwing Velocity, Pitching Injuries, Throw Baseball Faster, Tommy John Surgery, UCL, Ulnar Collateral Ligament, Weight Lifting for Baseball, Weighted Baseball, Weighted Baseballs
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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 [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Elbow Pain, Golfers Elbow, High Performance Training, Pitching Injuries, Tennis Elbow, The Stick, Tommy John Surgery, Ulnar Collateral Ligament, Ulnar nerve
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Posted on Sunday, 9th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

Today’s piece kicks off a multi-part series focusing specifically on the elbow.  I’m going to start off this collection by talking about the anatomy of the elbow joint, but in appreciation of the fact that a lot of you are probably not as geeky as I am, I’ll give you the Cliff’s Notes version first:
The [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Elbow Pain, Golfers Elbow, High Performance Training, Tennis Elbow, The Athletes Elbow, Tommy John Surgery, Ulnar Collateral Ligament, Ulnar nerve
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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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