SAVE YOUR
ARM FROM
PAIN!
True 2 Form Elite Pitching
Although throwing a baseball may seem like a natural motion, the strenuous repetition of throwing can pose a serious threat to a player’s health. Arm injuries can affect their playing time, but also their long-term health. The numbers don't lie:
- "58% of youth pitchers between 5 and 14 years old experience shoulder pain"
- "Damage to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is rising an average of 9.8% per year in the past decade"
- "Studies show 48.5% reduction in arm injury among pitchers who completed an off-season arm care program"
(National Institute of Health.org)
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Questions?
The Four Common Problems
Tommy John Surgery:
The “Tommy John” injury is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The UCL is the most frequently injured ligament in baseball. This ligament helps provide the elbow stability while throwing, but damage to this ligament generally occurs from excessive use.
Shoulder Instability:
Throwing overhand puts a lot of stress on the shoulder. Therefore, shoulder instability occurs when the shoulder joint dislocates from the shoulder socket. This causes your shoulder to be loose and move out of place regularly. For pitchers, instability develops gradually over the years due to repetitive throwing that eventually stretches the ligaments and creates an increased laxity.
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis & Tears:
The overhead throwing motion of the arm can cause a compression of the tendons as they pass through the shoulder joint. The results of this can cause tendinitis, causing swelling and irritation. This can progress to a loss of strength and motion and the tendon could possibly tear.
Pitcher's Elbow:
The bones in your elbow will twist and come in contact with one another. This repeated pressure eventually wears down the cartilage and causes swelling in the joint restricting full extension of the elbow and creating pain. A sign of this condition is when the velocity decreases and there is pain in your arm.
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Developing
Developing the full body mobility and mechanics to reduce arm strain and preventing injury.
Involvement
Coordinating the lower body, core strength, stability, balance, and timing to improve velocity and consistency.
Your dream is our plan
Dr. Deming combines his experience with expertise in biomechanics and injury prevention to create a comprehensive pitching development program. Make your dream a reality!
Avoid Fatigue
Andrews Research and Education Institute (AREI) in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has proven that if a young baseball player plays with fatigue, there is a 36 to 1 increased incidence that they can injure their throwing shoulder and/or elbow.
3 Types of fatigue
- Event Fatigue – too many pitches in a game
- Seasonal Fatigue – too many pitches and/or innings in a season
- Year-Round Fatigue – playing youth baseball year-round
4 Seasons training with True 2 Form
Year round pitching (even during practices) adds cumulative strain to the arm which over time will wear down the arm rather than make it stronger. We've designed a 4 Seasons Pitching program to recover, build arm strength, prepare for next season, or maintain and prevent the arm injuries the same way the pros train.