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Young Pitchers- Arm Injuries

Submitted by pbmedia on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 19:23.

I wonder if any readers or their kids have experienced arm injuries due to overuse. It is a situation that is becoming more common ( or well documented anyway) among young baseball players, most notably pitchers. One such condition, dubbed " Little League Elbow," is appearing with greater frequency. We have seen it in our work with some young athletes at Reddy-Care Physical Therapy in Great Neck, New York. Our practice hopes to conduct additional study of the phenomenon, and welcomes any firsthand experiences readers might want to share.

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Our little league coach

Submitted by Kathy Banks on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 23:42.

Our little league coach won't allow our pitchers to learn how to throw curve balls. He explained to us that the twisiting of the wrist can damage young kids' arms. I personally believe it and respect coaches putting winning aside for the health of our children.

While I agree that young

Submitted by Common Sense on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 22:01.

While I agree that young pitchers can hurt their arms throwing curve balls, with proper technique and monitoring, it's not all inclusive.  Again, the arm needs to be conditioned to throw, I would say for a 12 year old kid, in  a20-30 pitch inning, only 3-4 curve balls should be thrown.  Not 50-75% of their pitches.  An effective pitch for kids is the change up.