Rehab of the overhead throwing athlete Flashcards
1
Q
Common pathologies in shoulder
A
- instability
- Labral
- Impingement
- -subacromial; bieps; RC
2
Q
Common Pathologies Elbow
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- UCL
- Flexor/pronator tendonitis
- Ulnar nerve
- Valgus extension overload
3
Q
Little league Shoulder
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- stress reaction or widening of proximal humerus epiphysis
- MC in 11-13 year olds, high performers
- no change with rest
- Decreased ER and abd strength
4
Q
RX for little league shoulder
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- minimum 6 weeks no throwing
- gentle post shoulder stretching, and core strnegth
- after pain free ROM, begin RC strengthening, scapular strength and control
5
Q
Little league elbow
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- Repetitive stressors to elbow
- Medial epi apophysitis or avulsion fx
- -UCL injury; OCD of capitellum
- Posterior valgus extension overload
- 8-14 year olds
- Pain with palpation to medial epicondyle, painful resisted wrist flexion and pronation ; painful with full ext of elbow
6
Q
RX of little league elbow
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- rest 6-8 weeks; RC and scapular strengthening, dynamic shoulder stabilization,
- return to throwing program at 6 weeks if pain -free ROM and MMT testing
7
Q
what are the 5 phases of throwing
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- wind-up
- cocking: Early and Late; stride length
- acceleration
- deceleration
- follow-through
8
Q
what phase leads to most amount of stress on: passive structures
A
cocking
9
Q
what phase leads to most amount of stress on: shoulders
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deceleration
10
Q
what phase leads to most amount of stress on: elbow
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- acceleration
11
Q
Wind up
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- initiation of pitching motion
- minimal UE forces
- winding up LE to generate forces
- need: SLS on trail leg; Hip flexion on lead leg
- ends when hands separate
- places the body in a position where all body segments can contribute to the kinetic chain of throwing
12
Q
Early cocking
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- high shoulder muscle activity in deltoid
- stride length
- lead leg hip ER ROM and strength
- stance leg hip IR ROM and strength
- ends when foot contacts ground
13
Q
Late cocking
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- Extreme shoulder ER ROM
- elbow valgus stress greatest
- Peak RC activation
- stance leg- Max hip ER strength
- lead leg- max hip IR strength
- hip ER mobility of stance leg
- ends at max shoulder ER
14
Q
Stride length in cocking phase
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- foot contact measurements
- stride length 87% height
- lead foot position/angle
- lumbopelvic rotation ROM / timing
- Upper trunk angle
- Shoulder ER
- legs and trunk= main force generators during the act of pitching
- –reduces teh need for excessive contributions by the shoulder
15
Q
shoulder stresses
shoulder ER:
- at foot contact
- if ER late
A
- at foot contact: 65 deg = 380 N
- if ER late: 0 deg at FC = 670N
16
Q
acceleration phhase
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- when arm starts moving forward to ball release
- high concentric shoulder muscle activity
- -serratus anterior, subscap
- 0-95 mph in 50 millisec
- IR from 170 deg ER to ball release at 90 deg ER
- max shoudler IR angular velocity: fastest joint motion in sport 6260-8540 deg/sec