The biceps. Rotator cuffs. Ulnar collateral ligaments. These are just a few of the body structures that can be injured by sports that involve throwing.
Research shows that the shoulder and elbow are the two most injured areas among baseball and softball players. Physical therapists can help you find sports injury therapy that can treat throwing injuries. These specialists can also show you techniques that can reduce your risk of injury in the future.
Why you need sports injury therapy for your throwing injury
Sports injury therapy is a type of physical therapy that’s commonly used to treat professional, amateur and recreational athletes with a variety of injuries. One of the injuries that this type of therapy may help treat is a throwing injury.
Throwing injuries often affect baseball players, especially pitchers. One study shows that pitchers who throw for more than eight months per year were five times more likely to injure themselves and need surgery. Athletes from other sports can also develop arm injuries, such as quarterbacks. These injuries are a real risk if you’re playing a sport that involves throwing a ball often at high speeds and/or over long distances.
Many throwing injuries are caused by the combination of extreme forces acting on all the parts of your arm during throwing motions. Other throwing injuries may be caused by:
- Using improper throwing techniques
- Inadequate warmup time
- Training deficits
- Not getting enough rest
- Throwing with other injuries
Depending on the type and severity of your throwing injury, you may be required to undergo surgery. You may also be encouraged to go to physical therapy to help heal the damage to your arm.
Excel Sports & Physical Therapy can help you get the sports injury therapy you need
Excel Sports & Physical Therapy is here for you when a throwing injury puts you on the sidelines. Our personalized sports injury therapy plans can help you with your throwing injury, and they can include therapy techniques like:
- Manual therapy
- ASTYM® therapy
- Therapeutic exercises
- Aquatic therapy
- Myofascial release
- Virtual care
- At-home therapy
Through the use of treatments like these, our physical therapists can create a therapy plan for you that’s intended to help you to manage your pain, get back to playing faster and reduce your risk of injury in the future.
Contact our team today for more information about our treatment options for sports injuries or to schedule an initial appointment.
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