Throwing Injuries of the Shoulder

Aka: Throwing Injuries of the Shoulder, Overhead Athlete Shoulder Injury

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II. Risk Factors: Overhead throwing (or overhead activity)

  1. Baseball
  2. Softball
  3. Water polo
  4. Tennis
  5. Racquetball
  6. Volleyball

III. Associated Conditions

  1. SICK Scapula Syndrome
  2. Internal Shoulder Impingement (PASTA Injury or Partial Articular-Sided Supraspinatus Tendon Avulsion)
  3. Labral Tear (especially SLAP Lesion)
  4. Rotator Cuff Tear

IV. References

  1. Edmonds (2014) Am Fam Physician 89(7): 537-41 [PubMed]

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