Our sports medicine team includes physical therapists, certified athletic trainers, orthotists and pediatric sports medicine physicians. We evaluate each athlete's body mechanics and history of injury to create an exercise plan tailored to his performance goals. We are experts in treating:
- ACL tears
- Broken bones
- Concussion
- Dislocations and subluxations
- Glenohumeral instability
- Little League elbow
- Little League shoulder
- Overuse injuries
- Patellofemoral stress syndrome
- MCL/LCL sprains and tears
- Meniscus injuries
- Shoulder impingement
- Sprains and strains
Injuries can occur while base running and, more often, when sliding into bases. Serious injuries, such as concussions, are most likely to occur when two players collide with each other in play. The most common injuries in baseball are overuse injuries, mainly in the shoulders and elbows. The USA Baseball Medical and Safety Advisory Committee has established guidelines in an attempt to prevent overuse injuries by limiting pitch counts and types of pitches for certain ages. Our team incorporates these guidelines into our own return to play guidelines for athletes.