As we move through the Spring and into Summer many of our Boulder youth athletes are into their competitive baseball seasons.  With increased games come increased pitch counts, arm fatigue, and over use injuries.  From the literature we know there are some specific risk factors for future arm injury including pitching with a fatigued arm,...

In our Physical Therapy practice, we continue to see early sports specialization in our youth athletes (pre pubescent).  These athletes focus on playing one sport >8 months out of the year instead of changing sports more frequently or incorporating longer periods of rest.  Despite scientific evidence showing a lack of performance benefit and a higher injury...