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Baseball: Shoulder Injuries, Christopher Meloni, Rob Ellis, Zack Greinke, Roy Oswalt


The thrower’s shoulder must be lax enough to allow excessive external rotation but stable enough to prevent symptomatic humeral head subluxations, thus requiring a delicate balance between mobility and functional stability. We refer to this as the “thrower’s paradox.” This balance is frequently compromised and believed to lead to various types of injuries to the surrounding tissues. Frequently, injuries can be successfully treated with a well-structured and carefully implemented nonoperative rehabilitation program. The key to successful non-operative treatment is a thorough clinical examination and accurate diagnosis. Rehabilitation follows a structured, multiphase approach, with emphasis on controlling inflammation, restoring muscles’ balance, improving soft tissue flexibility, enhancing proprioception and neuromuscular control, and efficiently returning the athlete to competitive throwing. Athletes often exhibit numerous adaptive changes that develop from the repetitive microtraumatic stresses occurring during overhead throwing. Treatment should include the restoration of these adaptations. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009;39(2):38-54 - http://blog.iqperformance.com/2012/02/shoulder-injuries-in-the-overhead-athlete/

Christopher Meloni is in negotiations to join Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman in Legendary Pictures' baseball drama "42."  Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson, while Ford will play Branch Rickey. Meloni will play Leo Durocher, the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.  Meloni is best known for playing Det. Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" for more than a decade.

Rob Ellis  Ellis was the first position player to go directly from the draft to a major league roster. Perhaps not the wisest choice. The Brewers drafted Ellis in the 1971 draft, out of Michigan State University. He debuted with Milwaukee on June 18, 1971 and got a pinch-hit single in his first major league at-bat, but it was all downhill from there. After another 128 plate appearances, Ellis sported a .198 batting average and was sent to the minors for a few years. Ellis was back with the Brewers for 28 games in 1974 and 1975, batting .289 in that span. He ended his career with zero home runs. http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/2/2/2761586/straight-to-the-majors-players-who-skipped-the-minors-on-their

Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner, has created a bit of a stir of late. It began during the winter meetings with a report that Greinke had parted ways with his agents and is currently going sans representation. That's a noteworthy development because Greinke is eligible for free agency in November, and if Brewers general manager Doug Melvin wants to reach out and start a dialogue, the person he needs to engage is … well … Zack Greinke. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7529650/for-now-zack-greinke-going-agent

Roy Oswalt (RHP): In 1997 & 1998, Oswalt posted a combined record of 6-9 with a 3.17 ERA in 20 starts with Auburn during his first and second professional seasons. Oswalt was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 MLB amateur draft out of Holmes Community College (Ridgeland, Mississippi). Oswalt has pitched in 339 career regular season MLB games over eleven seasons, as a member of the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Oswalt is a three-time All-Star (2005, 2006 & 2007). He is currently a free agent. http://seedlingstostars.com/2012/02/02/major-league-alumni-auburn-doubledays/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

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