We hosted a dinner for area baseball and softball coaches a few years ago. I presented a program on throwing injuries and was asked a question on pitching training. A baseball coach wanted to know whether it was advisable to do more throwing from a flat surface verses a mound. At the time I couldn’t […]
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Females Experience More ACL Tears…Why?
February 7th, 2014 Suzie Sanders
Anterior cruciate ligament tears are all too common an injury among athletes. In my practice I see a higher number of female athletes with this injury. I’m often asked the question “why does it seem girls have this injury more than boys?” We know from various studies, females can be 3x more likely than their […]