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How to Avoid Arm Injuries in Baseball and Other Throwing Sports (Part I)

Shoulder joint. By the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Shoulder joint. By the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

It’s no news to anyone watching the Major League Baseball playoffs that pitchers’ arms tire out pretty fast.

But just how much harm pitchers and other throwers may be doing to themselves is just now becoming clear. Not only does throwing too much damage muscles, ligaments and tendons, it can actually prevent a pitcher’s bones from developing normally. Continue reading How to Avoid Arm Injuries in Baseball and Other Throwing Sports (Part I)