Posts Categorized: Baseball and Softball

Baseball Pitchers After Shoulder Surgery – Learn More from Louisville Sports Medicine Doctor – Stacie Grossfeld MD

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Baseball and Softball, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery.

Shoulder Surgery and Baseball Dr. Joshua Harris and colleagues (2013) examine professional baseball pitchers following shoulder surgery for a shoulder injury. Shoulder surgery among baseball players included arthroscopic surgery, rotator cuff, open, labrum, fracture, and more. The average career length of the baseball pitchers studied was just over six years. Following the players a year after… Read more »

How Many Pitches Should My Child Throw?

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Baseball and Softball, Injury Prevention, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

Stacie L. Grossfeld, M.D. Board Certified Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 4001 Kresge Way Suite 330, Orthopaedic Specialists,  PLLC Last year there were 3.5 million visits to the emergency room for sports related injuries that occurred in children under the age of 14. That is a 5 time increase in the number if sports related injuries compared… Read more »