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Injury and Rehab Area
This part of our site will post articles on identifing injuries related to playing baseball and what the parent should know in order to heal the injury.
As always, if an injury persists for more than a couple of days or is of a more severe nature then you must seek immediate medical care.
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Little League Elbow
: What is "Little League elbow"?
A: This is a throwing injury to the elbow commonly found among pre-teen and early-teenagers who play baseball or softball competitively. Injury occurs when the repetitive throwing creates an excessively strong pull on elbow tendons and ligaments. This can tear ligament and tendon away from the bone. Sometimes small fragments of bone are pulled away as well. The elbow also becomes compressed, causing bones to rub together.
Young athletes are particularly prone to this type of injury because their bones are immature. A child should stop throwing at the first sign of elbow pain, restricted range of elbow motion or locking of the elbow joint.
www.uortho.com
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Growth Plate Fractures
Growth Plate fractures
Excellent booklet on describing Growth Plate Fractures preventing, diagnosis and treatment.
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Patient Guide to Shoulder and Elbow Problems in Little League
Article by John Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgrey Department on the effects of throwing a baseball on the arm and its growth plates.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org
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Tendonitis
What is Tendonitis?
Excellent article on Tendonitis, what it is and what you can do to prevent it.
www.orthopedics.about.com
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Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow
Article describing what is Tennis Elbow?
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Ankle Sprains
SPRAIN
A joint is formed where the bones come together. The bones are held together by tissue called ligaments. The ligaments allow for motion of the boned at the joint, but only within certain ranges of motion. Sprains occur when the ligaments are stretched more then normal. This results in a partial tear or complete tear of the ligament. This ligament damage results in the development of abnormal motion at the joint due to the loss of stability.
The term sprain merely indicates that a ligament has been damaged. Sprains are divided into several groups depending on the severity of damage to the involved ligament.
Grade I Sprain
A Grade I (First Degree) sprain is the most common and requires the least amount of treatment and recovery. The ligaments connecting the ankle bones are often over-stretched, and damaged microscopically, but not actually torn. The ligament damage has occurred without any significant instability developing.
Grade II Sprain
A Grade II (Second Degree) injury is more severe and indicates that the ligament has been more significantly damaged, but there is no significant instability. The ligaments are often partially torn.
Grade III Sprain
A Grade III (Third Degree) sprain is the most severe. This indicates that the ligament has been significantly damaged, and that instability has resulted. A grade III injury means that the ligament has been torn.
The lateral ligaments are the most commonly injured. On the lateral side, the ligaments are typically damaged in a direction that goes from the front to the back, with the most severe injury being in the front (anterior) and the least severe being in the back (posterior). Therefore, the most commonly damaged ligament is the anterior talo-fibular ligament and the least commonly damaged is the posterior talofibular ligament.
The sprain occurs when the ankle is turned unexpectedly in any direction that is further than he ligaments are able to tolerate. Typically, the sprain occurs with running, jumping, sharp direction changes, or stepping on uneven ground. The risk factors for having an ankle sprain include, uneven ground, previous untreated ankle injuries, being overweight, or using poorly fitting or worn out shoes.
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