Elbow injuries in overhead throwing athletes: clinical evaluation, treatment, and osteopathic considerations

Injury to the elbow is very common in the throwing athlete and can potentially lead to long absences from play and, in the most severe scenarios, medical retirement. The throwing motion is a highly complex series of movements through the entire kinetic chain that results in very high angular velocit...

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Published inJournal of Osteopathic Medicine (Online)
Main Authors King, Benjamin W, Raum, George M, De Luigi, Arthur J, Bowers, Robert L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 29.11.2024
Subjects
musculoskeletal injury
elbow
baseball
overhead athlete
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Summary:Injury to the elbow is very common in the throwing athlete and can potentially lead to long absences from play and, in the most severe scenarios, medical retirement. The throwing motion is a highly complex series of movements through the entire kinetic chain that results in very high angular velocities and valgus forces at the elbow joint. The repetitive nature of overhead throwing in combination with the high levels of accumulated force at the elbow puts both pediatric and adult athletes at risk of both acute and chronic overuse injuries of the elbow. This review provides an update on common injuries in the throwing athlete and covers clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these injuries.
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ISSN:2702-3648
2702-3648
DOI:10.1515/jom-2024-0032