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Did Steve Strasburg have the G.I.R.D. and Could His Injury Have Been Prevented?

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:01:01 +0000

I am not a Washington Nationals fan. I am a Boston Red Sox fan to be exact but I hate to see injuries like this, on any level. The story is out all over the major media outlets that Steve Strasburg, the next prodigy of professional baseball has suffered an injury to his ulna collateral ligament and will most likely require Tommy John Surgery to repair the damage.

Pundits from all walks of sports and sports medicine, including ex Red Sox, Curt Schilling have commented on who is to blame and why the injury occurred. Was he rushed to the majors? Allowed to pitch too many innings over his your career? Or were the basics of human movement ignored yet again?

Schilling narrates down bio-mechanical breakdowns in his delivery on n ESPN segment that I found and I actually found some good insights to build off of.

His right shoulder does not internally rotate properly. This leads to the elbow extension during the early cocking phase.

Pitching Cycle Breakdown

His back side hip needs some help too.

When the shoulder does not internally rotate properly players develop excessive external rotation and during the follow through there is an extreme increase in forces transferred to the medial elbow, particularly the ulna ligament.
His right hip does not appear to internally rotate as well and maybe not even extend. This will wear down the cartilage in the hip which can lead to arthritis and even tears in the labrum, just ask Mike Lowell and Alex Rodriguez about that.

Mike need some help what his hip and some dorsiflexion!

He had no hip rotation before he had to get surgery

Ouch! Poor kid...

I hope these basic stretches and mobilizations were included in Starsburg’s corrective program, if indeed he was on one.

Let’s look to improve the quality of care and injury prevention our athletes, friends and families receive.

Thanks for reading.

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
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admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:58:43 +0000

A video of upper extremity reach assessments. Do I need some corrective exercise?

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Tennis Is an International Language: CTA and Swing for The Stars

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:19:00 +0000

I had the amazing chance to be part of the Swing for The Stars program that was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, Dunlop, Atta and launched by the Chinese Tennis Association. The program brought 9 of it’s players, 3 of it’s couches and an entourage of media to Eugene Oregon for some intensive coaching by the likes of Jeff Bearup (the director of the New England Academy of Tennis), Dennis Ralston (a famous former pro!) and myself. They coaches provided the tennis coaching and I provided individualized Kinetic Chain Assessments and an introduction to Corrective Exercise and athletic preparation and recovery.

The kids were appreciative and hard working. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I look forward to sharing more about this experience with you over the next few days! I have to get some sleep b/c I am teaching a Corrective Exercise Specialist workshop in Washington, DC over the next 2 days.

Above is a picture of the kids and the foam rollers we gave the for myofascial release!

Thanks for reading!

Eric Beard
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Corrective Exercise Specialist
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