Elbow Flashcards
1
Q
recommended pitch count (# innings)
A
- Under 14 yo= 6 innings
- high school=10 innings
2
Q
Max pitches
A
-8-10 yo: 50 pitches
-11-14 yo: 75 pitches
-15-18 yo: 90-100 pitches
(per game–not successive games days)
3
Q
Lateral Epicondylitis
A
- AKA wrist ext with pron syndrome/tennis elbow
- repetitive stress injury of ext tendons to lat epicondyle
- ECRB most involved
4
Q
Lat Epicondylitis Profile
A
- 1-3% population
- 30-50y/o-dominant extremity
5
Q
Lat epic. Agg factors
A
- gripping, lifting
- wrist extension with forearm pronated
6
Q
Lat Epic.Loc of Sx
A
- gradual
- pain/burning of lat epic
- weak grip strength
7
Q
Lat Epic: Key findings
A
- Cozen’s test/Mill’s test
- decreased lat glide of HU joint
- wrist/finger ext short
- finger flex short
8
Q
Cozen’s test
A
-resisted wrist ext
9
Q
Cross Friction Massage
A
-create inflammatory response to increase blood flow to area to heal
10
Q
MWM
A
- mobilization with movement
- -lateral glide of ulna (with gripping)
- -forced radial head ant (with elbow ext)
11
Q
Lat Epic:Treatment
A
- stretches
- radial nerve glide
- cross friction
- MWM
- eccentrics
12
Q
eccentrics
A
- increased tensile strength
- less recruitment for a given force
- less O2 demand
13
Q
Cross friction massage
A
- make scar more mobile
- reduce abnormal fibrous adhesions
- Re-align normal soft tissue fibers
14
Q
Change-Up Pitch (age)
A
-11 years
15
Q
Curve Ball Pitch (age)
A
14 years
