SOFTBALL

Softball Injuries

Softball Injuries happens but thats the name of the game, softball is identical to baseball in the injury department One of the most common sites for injury is the upper limb A recent study found that more than half of softball injuries were in the elbow or shoulder. This is due to the extreme speeds and enormous forces used in throwing in the sport.!

The risk of an elbow or shoulder injury was 2.6 times more for a pitcher than a position player due to repeatedly throwing the ball. The high breakdown rate of the muscles and ligaments can be seen when the throwing is analyzed biomechanically.

How can you prevent shoulder throwing injuries?

Maintaining joint balance!

What does joint balance mean exactly?

Joint balance is made up of two components:

The passive structures. These are the structures that hold your bones together such as joint capsules and ligaments, and
The active components – the muscles that move the joint.

When the passive structures become either too tight or too loose then the throwing movement will become unbalanced. When the throwing action forces the joint into certain positions, your joints will either constrict too tightly on the internal structures of the joint, or loosen too far during the vital acceleration phase, causing microscopic tears.

This will lead to grinding or tearing injuries that slowly accumulate and will become major injuries that can affect the ability to play at 100 percent

So how can Medical Massage Treatments help in throwing injuries?

First, we assess the balance of your shoulder. This will include a visual assessment as well as palpating the passive structures and active components to discover if there are any anomalies present. If the need for treatment is discovered, we will then devise a treatment plan customized to your specific injury. For example, you may have some tightness in your joint capsule that requires soft tissue release, massage, cross fiber friction and stretching of surrounding muscles to loosen it and some exercises for your rotator cuff muscles to strengthen them and increase their stability.

Common softball Injuries

OTHER INJURIES BY SPORT

Olympic Sport Therapy

Sport injuries come unexpectedly. The more you push your body to its limits, the more you will have sport injury! So what are you going to do about it? Medical Massage and Sport Massage continues to improve every year. Health professionals, such as your physician, chiropractor and physical therapist will recommend massage for your condition knowing the benefits of it. If you wish to assess, accurately find out about your condition and optimally manage your sport injury in the shortest possible time, then you should book a free session with a specialist in sport massage at Olympic Sport Therapy.

Match Your Sport Needs With A Customized Massage

Knowing what type of sport you perform and to identify injuries specific to your chosen sport are found on this website. We have categorized the most common sport injuries specific to your sport. Simply select your sport from the tabs below and learn more about your sport injury.