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Baseball and Throwing

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I spent years in Birmingham working with pitchers alongside Kevin Wilk, Dr. James Andrews and Glenn Fleisig. This hub pulls together my work on pitcher range of motion, injury risk, weighted balls and interval throwing programs.

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4 Interval Throwing Programs: Matching the Program to the Injury
Shoulder

4 Interval Throwing Programs: Matching the Program to the Injury

Our new IJSPT paper gives you four interval throwing programs, 6 weeks to 7 months, built on workload data. Here is how I match each one to the injury.

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Infraspinatus atrophy in a baseball pitcher with a UCL sprain
Elbow

Infraspinatus atrophy in a baseball pitcher with a UCL sprain

This post discusses the evaluation and treatment of a college baseball pitcher with a finding of infraspinatus atrophy due to a spinoglenoid notch cyst.

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Lumbar Spine Stress Injuries in Baseball Players
Low Back

Lumbar Spine Stress Injuries in Baseball Players

This blog post will describe the evaluation and treatment of baseball player wth low back pain from a diagnosis of spondylosis or spondylolisthesis.

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UCL Tests: How I Test the Elbow for a UCL Sprain in Baseball Players
Elbow

UCL Tests: How I Test the Elbow for a UCL Sprain in Baseball Players

The 4 UCL tests I use to check a pitcher's elbow for a UCL sprain or tear, what else causes medial elbow pain, and what the newest research says about UCL repair.

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How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff
Rotator Cuff

How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff

The rotator cuff is small, but it is not weak. How we progress rotator cuff strengthening with load, pauses, volume and position, from the Ask Mike Reinold Podcast.

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Diagnosed with an elbow UCL Tear- Reconstruction or Internal Brace surgery?
Elbow

Diagnosed with an elbow UCL Tear- Reconstruction or Internal Brace surgery?

Diagnosed with a UCL tear? A plain English look at Tommy John reconstruction vs the internal brace, return to play times, and what the evidence says.

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An Update on Diagnosing SLAP tears
Shoulder

An Update on Diagnosing SLAP tears

This new paper in IJSPT by Clark et al talks about the best cluster of tests to diagnose a SLAP tear in someone with shoulder pain.

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Research
My Published Research
  1. 2021
    The Safety and Efficacy of Weighted Baseballs
    Reinold MM, Macrina LC. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
  2. 2020
  3. 2018
  4. 2015
  5. 2014
  6. 2012
  7. 2010
  8. 2010
  9. 2009
  10. 2007
    Changes in shoulder and elbow passive range of motion after pitching in professional baseball players
    Reinold MM, Wilk KE, Macrina LC, et al. American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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