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I am a
Pitcher and Just Had Shoulder Surgery
I'll get right to the
point. Just got an email this morning from a
BioForce Faithful reader. This player just had
shoulder surgery and wants to know about rehabbing
going forward.
"Thanks for your great articles. I was just
wondering if you any post surgery tips or
exercises that you might be able to suggest. I
just recently (Monday), had a shoulder surgery
and will be beginning a normal physiotherapy in
a couple weeks, but was wondering if you knew of
any baseball exercises to help regain a pitching
form. The surgery was a typical arthroscopic
followed with a removal of some of the clavicle
(same surgery that Hoffman had a few years ago)
Thanks again, any tips would be helpful, but if
you can't, thank you anyways and keep up the
good work."
Rob
U.
Rob,
first off, I wish you a very speedy recovery. I
can't imagine the stress you have been under going
through the whole ordeal. I would like to hear more
about the cause of the injury. Thank you for sharing
your experience with us and your BioForce family.
My first bit of
advice, listen to your physical therapist and
doctor. Do what they want you to do, and do it
religiously. Work on the program exactly as they
prescribe it to you.
I imagine they know
you are a pitcher. I would start there. Make sure
they know what you do and what you want. I would
also ask them to help you make sure your entire
rotator cuff area comes out extremely strong and
flexible. Also balanced in strength from the front
side to the back side. I would also ask them to
measure your flexibility and strength right now and
track how you progress. It's great to follow the
progress and know you are getting better.
Don't stop with the
shoulder area. Make sure all the supporting muscle
groups to the shoulder are worked as well. Like the
sub scapular area, lats, chest, etc. They are all
related to each other.
Ask the question of
the doctors and physical therapist their opinion why
the injury happened.
My guess, if it is
not a genetic problem, then it was conditioning
related, mechanically related, or rest and recovery
related (over-use and not enough rest). Or a
combination of all three.
For all you healthy
baseball players, the best way to avoid injury is to
pre-hab. Be in great shape going into the season.
Make sure your mechanics are in good order, and be
sure you get enough rest in-between outings. Listen
to your body. Our 12-Minute Shoulder and Elbow
Endurance Solution DVD is a great in-season strength
and flexibility management program. Complete it once
a week to maintain your strength and flexibility.
Remember, do it after you throw, like the next day,
and then make sure you have plenty of rest before
you throw the next time…I would say at least 24-48
hours.
Need help with your
mechanics? Our Explosive and Athletic Pitcher DVD
talks about efficient mechanics and you can adapt
the drills to help you focus on what you want.
Control, efficiency, consistency in your pitching,
whatever you want.
Rob, I wish you a
speedy recovery and listen to your supporting cast.
I would like to hear about your progress…as I'm sure
our readers would like to too!
Train Like a Champion
Today!
Bill Mooney
P.S. Here are those
links to the 12-Minute Shoulder and Elbow Endurance
Solution DVD and the Explosive and Athletic Pitcher
DVD.
P.S. One way to help with your hitting and
switch-hitting is to get the body better prepared
for the baseball swing. Check out our
Pure Power Training for Hitters and Pitcher DVD.
Who else wants to develop more power?
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