Many softball players and professional athletes are at risk for developing overuse injuries. Most of these injuries are related to throwing that involve the shoulder or elbow.

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Did you know that softball injuries in young athletes are on the rise and are nearly as frequent as baseball injuries? Baseball and softball throwing injuries in youth sports are on the rise including both elbow and shoulder injuries.

If you are a player or have a child playing softball then you know that repetitive throwing and swinging a bat places extremely high stresses on the arm, that can lead to serious pain and overuse injuries.

Softball pitchers & catchers are particularly susceptible to overuse injuries.

According to various studies the most common overuse injuries in pitchers are shoulder tendinitis, back or neck pain, and elbow, forearm, and wrist tendinitis.

Softball Pitchers: Although it has been said that underhand pitches are thought to be safer, there have been biomechanical studies in recent years indicating that the stresses on the shoulder are very similar regardless of whether one is pitching overhand or underhand.

Softball Catchers: For catchers, the most common are overhand throwing shoulder problems and back and knee problems.

Positional Players & Batters: Positional players are also susceptible to overhand shoulder and elbow problems. Swinging a bat can put a lot of strain on the rotator cuff and labrum. The repetitive nature of throwing and swinging can lead to cumulative micro-trauma resulting in pain and overuse injuries.