RISK FACTORS FOR ARM INJURIES
RISK FACTORS FOR ARM INJURIES
1 PITCHING WHILE FATIGUED
2 TOO MANY INNINGS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
3 NOT TAKING ENOUGH TIME OFF FROM BASEBALL EVERY YEAR
--REFRAIN FROM PITCHING FOR 2-3 MONTH
--COMPETITIVE PITCHING FOR 4 MONTHS
4 TOO MANY PITCHES, NOT ENOUGH REST
5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS
6 EXCESSIVE THROWING WHEN NOT PITCHING
7 PLAYING ON MULTIPLE TEAMS
8 OTHER INJURIES WHILE PITCHING
9 GENERAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
10 SAFE PRACTICES AT SHOWCASES
11 CURVES AND SLIDERS TOO YOUNG
12 RADAR GUN

