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Little League Shoulder in Youth Baseball Players

Little League Shoulder in Youth Baseball Players

Unnati Topiwala2023-12-21T14:42:58-05:00May 26th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Sports injury, Ulnar collateral ligament injury of the elbow, Humerus, Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, Musculoskeletal system, Pitcher, Shoulder problem, Rotator cuff, Shoulder, Pectoralis major, Rotator cuff tear, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings|

Baseball remains a popular sport among adolescent athletes. However, single-sport specialization and year-round competition have led to an increase in upper extremity injury in youth baseball players. While the elbow is the most frequent complaint of adolescent baseball players, the shoulder is often implicated.1 “Little league shoulder” is a common shoulder injury among youth baseball players. What is little league shoulder? Little league shoulder, or proximal humeral epiphysiolysis, is an overuse injury that occurs at the growth plate in [...]

Frozen Shoulder

Unnati Topiwala2023-12-21T14:40:20-05:00March 24th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Medical specialties, Frozen Shoulder, Manipulation under anesthesia, Capsulitis, Shoulder joint, Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, Thomas Joyce, shoulder pain, Musculoskeletal system, Trauma, Osteochondritis dissecans, Shoulder problem, Rotator cuff, Shoulder, Overuse injuries, Elbow, Sports medicine, Manual therapy, Rotator cuff tear, Arthritis, immobility, health, Soft tissue disorders, Medicine, Medical Subject Headings, inflammation, warm-up, athlete, injury, active, American College of Sports Medicine, Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy|

What is a frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder, or “adhesive capsulitis,” is a condition that involves a tightening of the capsule and ligaments around the shoulder. Inflammation within the shoulder joint and an increase in nerve growth around the shoulder complex results in pain, stiffness, and limited shoulder range of motion.1 It is estimated that 2-5.3% of the general population experiences frozen shoulder.1 Studies have shown that this pathology is more prevalent among females and individuals between 40 and 70 years [...]

Scar Mobilization: What you need to know

Melissa Baudo2020-04-07T12:16:13-04:00January 26th, 2020|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anatomy, Healing, scar mobilization, Scar, Connective tissue, Laura Glazebrook, Surgery, Medical specialties, Shoulder problem, Breast surgery, Shoulder, Manual therapy, Clinical medicine, Myofascial trigger point, Soft tissue disorders, Medicine, injuries, Breast reduction, Keloid, Fascia|

The body is really a phenomenal system that has the unique ability to completely rebuild our tissues when we get injured, biologically stitching our wounds back together. It’s quite amazing! The special cells that lay down the collagen to create a scar do a fantastic job of closing the body off from the unforgiving world. The problem is that the collagen fibers don’t get laid down in a very organized fashion (think of a string of Christmas lights that mysteriously [...]