Overhead Throwing Program

Whether it’s throwing a javelin or pitching a baseball, the overhead or throwing athlete is exposed to tremendous forces during overhead sports. The Overhead/Throwing Athlete Program at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute is one of the first in the nation to focus on the particular health needs of these unique athletes. The team includes our world-class orthopaedic surgeons, non-operative sports medicine physicians, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, nutritionists, nurses, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. Research studies help us to identify those aspects of the overhead/throwing mechanism that are most demanding biomechanically as well as identifying those athletes potentially at risk for injury during this activity. This helps to create preventative conditioning and training programs to help them avoid injury.

Download a document of accomplishments and research from the members of the Overhead Throwing Program.

Conditions

Shoulder

• Superior Labral Tear (SLAP Lesion)
• Anterior Labral Tear (Bankart Lesion)
• Posterior Labral Tear
• Biceps Tendon Injury/Rupture
• Little League Shoulder
• Muscle Strains
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Instability
• Shoulder Separation
• Sprains and Strains
• Posterior Capsular Contracture (GIRD)
• Scapular Dyskinesia
• Throwing Injuries

Elbow

• Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear/Instability
• Flexor-Pronator Muscle Strain/Tendonitis
• Valgus Extension Overload
• Olecranon Stress Fracture
• Elbow Spurs/Loose Bodies
• Ulnar Neuritis
• Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Biceps Tendon Injury/Rupture
• Golfer's Elbow – Medial Epicondylitis
• Little League Elbow
• Tennis Elbow – Lateral Epicondylitis
• Muscle Strains
• Sprains and Strains
• Throwing Injuries
   

Treatments

Shoulder

• Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Lesion Tear Surgery
• Shoulder Instability Surgery
• Labrum Surgery
• Rotator Cuff Surgery
• Biceps Tendon Rupture Surgery
• Closed Reduction (Shoulder)
• Little League Shoulder Treatment
• Non-operative Biceps Tendon Rupture Treatment
• Non-operative Muscle Strain Treatment
• Non-operative Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment
• Non-operative Shoulder Instability Treatment
• Non-operative Shoulder Separation Treatment
• Non-operative Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Lesion Tear Treatment
• Non-operative Throwing Injury
• Sprain and Strain Treatment
• Throwing Injury Surgeries

Elbow

• Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction
• Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow Surgery – Lateral/Medial Epicondylitis Surgery
• Elbow Arthroscopy for Spurs/Loose Bodies
• Valgus Extension Overload Surgery
• Ulnar Nerve Surgery
• Biceps Tendon Rupture Surgery
• Little League Elbow Treatment
• Non-operative Biceps Tendon Rupture Treatment
• Non-operative Golfer's Elbow Treatments
• Non-operative Muscle Strain Treatment
• Non-operative Tennis Elbow - Lateral Epicondylitis Treatment
• Non-operative Throwing Injury
• Non-operative Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL)
• Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy - PRP
• Sprain and Strain Treatment
• Throwing Injury Surgeries