In the manual therapy video below, former Washington Nationals baseball team lead physical therapist and NAIOMT faculty member, Angela Gordon, demonstrates a Glenohumeral Capsular Ligament Assessment. 

Topics: manual therapy, Glenohumeral Capsular Ligament Assessment, Manual Therapy Videos, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

Many parents support their kids in playing a sport year-round with little to no down time. No down time means an increased risk of injury. Parents are worried about their child “falling behind” and losing participation opportunities – but they may want to think about whether or not this punishing schedule is destroying their child’s long-term ability to participate at all.

Topics: Courses, labral tears, epicondyle avulsion fractures, Overhead Athlete, overhead athletes, overuse injuries, RTC tears, sports medicine, ucl strain, ucl tears

Topics: manual therapy, Glenohumeral Capsular Ligament Assessment, Manual Therapy Videos, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

We are very excited to introduce you to and give a warm welcome to Michael E. Lehr PT,DPT,OCS,CSCS, who will be joining the NAIOMT guest faculty to teach two new specialty courses coming up focused on Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Neuromuscular Exercise Prescription. (Stay tuned for more info on those and browse upcoming manual therapy learning opportunities in the meantime!) 

Topics: PT Profile, soft tissue mobilization, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

Elbow injuries are typically seen in baseball and tennis players because of repetitive throwing or swinging motions. The problem arises in these athletes from the inflammation and deterioration of ligaments and tendons because of repetitive stress and or kinetic chain weak links. This can ultimately lead to pain, tenderness, stress fractures, ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries or permanent growth plate damage.

Topics: little league elbow, Manual Therapy, baseball injuries, baseball injury, pitching injury, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

As the spring seasons are upon us, we are starting to see a few athletes make their way in to the clinic for various aches and pains and even some more serious injuries. We talk a lot about off-season rest times and injury prevention programs for the overhead athlete, so why do these injuries occur so early in the spring season?

Topics: little league, baseball, baseball injury, overhead athlete, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

Topics: manual therapy, physical therapy, angela gordon, baseball injuries, Manual Therapy Videos, Overhead Athlete, overhead athlete, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

Two authors of this week's featured study include North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy's own Kathy Berglund, PT, DSc, ATC, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT and Liz Henry, PT, DSc, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT:

Topics: Abstract of the Week, golf injury, sports medicine, Sports Medicine

Many parents support their kids in playing a sport year-round with little to no down time. No down time means an increased risk of injury. Parents are worried about their child “falling behind” and losing participation opportunities – but they may want to think about whether or not this punishing schedule is destroying their child’s long-term ability to participate at all.

Topics: Courses, labral tears, epicondyle avulsion fractures, Overhead Athlete, overhead athletes, overuse injuries, RTC tears, sports medicine, ucl strain, ucl tears

Baseball and softball players (and other overhead throwing athletes) are unique and require special characteristics to allow them the mobility and stability to perform their sport. And there are considerable anatomical and biomechanical kinetic chain concepts that a physical therapist must understand to treat them appropriately. That's why we developed our new overhead thrower’s course, Advanced Concepts for the Overhead Athlete, designed specifically for physical therapists interested in treating these types of athletes.

Topics: Courses, kinetic chain, Manual Therapy, physical therapy, Biomechanics, Overhead Athlete, pitching injury, sports medicine, throwing athlete