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5fingerdiscount
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 Posted - 04/29/2015 : 08:49:30
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My 11 year old son recently was diagnosed with tendonitis in his throwing shoulder. He is complaining about pain in the shoulder when he throws and swings the bat. The doctor advised that he should take a couple weeks off while doing very light stretching exercises then slowly begin baseball activity.
Does anyone have a son who has played higher level baseball (like high school) who went through this with good results in the end. If so, what did you do during the healing time, how long did it take and what type of arm strengthening did you do afterwards to not repeat the problem?
Is this a big deal or is it common like the doctor made it seem?
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zwndad
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Posted - 04/29/2015 : 09:20:13
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It's probably not that big of a deal as long as you rest and then take the time to come back properly (physical therapy). Now that I have my 3rd baseball player in high school (48 combined years as a baseball dad), I wish I had know then what I know now. Here's what I know now ... 11U baseball is not that important. Get him healthy, even if it means shutting him down for longer that you or he want.
Also, if you're serious about baseball, make sure you have a great (not just good) orthopedic doctor and a great (not just good) physical therapist. Getting & staying healthy for the long haul are more important than "having fun" and almost as important as "learning life lessons" through baseball.
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CaCO3Girl
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Posted - 04/29/2015 : 09:35:19
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Every kid is different, and I would trust the medical doctors opinion since he/she has had medical training AND actually seen your son.
I will say that the only time I heard of younger kids (9-12) having shoulder issues is if their growth plates opened up early...or their mechanics are really screwy in pitching, hitting, or throwing. Some younger kids have a bad habit of trying to throw across themselves, or finish wrong while pitching, or even hit with their arms in a wonky position that begs for trouble.
If it were me I would do exactly as the doctor said and then also take my son to a knowledgeable professional to evaluate if he needs to change something in his mechanics. He's only 11, missing the rest of this summer will not affect him long term, but not fixing the cause of the problem might. |
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SuperStar
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Posted - 04/29/2015 : 10:47:02
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| I'm an athlete and I can tell you from experience. Tendonitis whether it be in your elbows, or shoulders, takes anywhere from 1-3 months to get well depending on how severe. Generally, you must let those tendons heal. This means stopping the activities that caused it. Then when the person feels better, they can start back slowly and build back up. Some tips to help would be taking fishing oil, joint compounds and stretching as much as possible. Doctors are going to give you their best advice, but everyone is different when it comes to healing. Hence the term... practicing medicine. Hope this helps. |
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wareagle
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Posted - 04/29/2015 : 12:38:59
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My son had tendonitis in the elbow. Simply throwing too much between baseball and football at the same time( He was the backup quarterback so he spent a lot of time on the sideline throwing). Couple of (3)weeks off, and took some anti inflammatory. Scaled back on his throwing the football, a little more rest (shut down for 2-3 months) in the off season. No issues at all for the last two years.
Biggest thing is to shut them down at the first sign of pain, rest and if it persists then get it looked at. Most of these injuries begin as very minor, but can cause bigger isuues if ignored.
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zwndad
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Posted - 04/29/2015 : 16:17:35
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Originally posted by SuperStar
Then when the person feels better, they can start back slowly and build back up.
This is key ... remember that after you rest for a few weeks (however long), your muscles and joints are not in game shape. You have to build up just like you do when you're coming out of the off-season. |
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Critical Mass
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Posted - 05/09/2015 : 11:33:03
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Son is an 18u Sr. In HS. He has had a 2 bouts of bicep tendonitis in his HS career. Neither were very serious. He got PT for about a week and rested. He was instructed to do the HEP, home exercises protocol for scapular strengthening. My son also fills up a paper Dixie cup with water and freezes it so he can peel the cup back when frozen and massage his tendon with it.
http://m.ajs.sagepub.com/content/36/9/1789.short
As others have said, rest him. Do the workouts and at 11U it's no big deal to take time to heal.
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abtigers
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Posted - 06/10/2015 : 15:12:36
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| If it is epicondylitis (tennis elbow) the exercises with bands help. Our doctor also recommended getting a 5 gallon bucket and filling it up with rice and having my son try to work his hand down to the bottom of the bucket. The tennis elbow braces also work fairly well. |
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BREAMKING
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Posted - 06/10/2015 : 17:06:52
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| abtigers I guess your doctor has read the Nolan ryan pitching bible. lol... A nice read by the way. Another funny book I read years ago about little league baseball was called little league confidential. pretty funny book. |
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abtigers
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Posted - 06/11/2015 : 09:23:28
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Originally posted by BREAMKING
abtigers I guess your doctor has read the Nolan ryan pitching bible. lol... A nice read by the way. Another funny book I read years ago about little league baseball was called little league confidential. pretty funny book.
Sounded crazy to me at the time! It was hard finding enough rice (at an affordable price) to fill up that bucket. Had to go to the Super Mercado! But it worked. |
Edited by - abtigers on 06/11/2015 09:23:57 |
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advise for tendonitis?
