Whenever I have thrown too much the soreness begins to build just above my elbow. This is the same spot I have always been sore whenever I overdue it pitching. However, whenever my teammates complain of arm soreness they speak of being sore in the shoulder, something I have never felt.
I tend to throw a lot harder than my teammates (mid 80s) but I am wondering if I just have different (or incorrect) mechanics or if this is common to have different pitchers sore in different areas?
2006-11-03 08:20:23 · 9 answers · asked by Marcello 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
If you feel a 'sharp' pain in the elbow area, then you might have a problem....If it's just a dull pain try a new exercise. If you are right handed, lay down on your left side. Place right arm, from shoulder to elbow, down your side. Bend your right elbow at 90 degrees (straight out in front of your body). With palm down, pull up a dumbell (any weight that you can do reps with) til it is straight up, then slowly lower the weight and repeat. Pitchers started using this exercise in the late 1990's. It works part of the elbow and shoulder muscles that other exercises don't get to......Again, if there is a sharp pain, go to a sports therapist.
2006-11-03 12:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by RICHARD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mechanics of a pitcher are suppose to put stress on the shoulder and not the elbow. The worse place for an injury to a pitcher normally occurs to the elbow and has nothing to do with the fastball but the off speed pitches you have been throwing. If a college knows that the stress bothers your elbow they will normally pass on you because of the occurrence and need for Tommy John surgery.
2006-11-03 08:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Shane H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This tends to happen to me alot after I either overdue my # of pitches or try and throw too hard. What I would do is to put some ice on it and with me it usually gets better within 2 days. And yes it is normal for pitchers to have soreness in different places on the throwing arm. It just depends on where you are putting the most stress on your arm. Even if you have perfect mechanics your arm will still hurt after you pitch alot.
2006-11-03 12:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by kkingevan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wear and tear is probably your biggest concern. Mechanics could also be the problem. If I were you I would definitely try to figure out what is wrong with your mechanics and correct it asap. I pitched and towards the end of my senior season i had the same problem. I ignored it and played through it, but it still hurts if I go play baseball today. Look up some info on "pitchers elbow". That should give you more info and ways to combat it, besides rest.
2006-11-03 10:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Wagr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elbow bad, shoulder good. Basically big muscles in your back and shoulder get sore and tender elbow soreness generally means nerves so be careful
2006-11-03 11:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by bartleyrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 06:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be throwing to many breaking balls,I must have been one of the lucky ones I never had a sore arm
2006-11-04 01:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like bad mechanics and you don't stretch enough
2006-11-05 03:10:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow the same thing happens to me and same with me i throw harder then most of my team......please answer this would be a great help
2006-11-03 08:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by bigo35543 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋