Understanding and Evaluating Shoulder Pain in the Throwing Athlete - 01/11/14

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.06.009

Nickolas G. Garbis, MD ^a, Edward G. McFarland, MD ^b,^⁎
^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University, 2160 South 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
^b Division of Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

^∗Corresponding author. c/o Elaine P. Henze, BJ, ELS, Medical Editor and Director, Editorial Services, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, #A665, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780.

Résumé

Shoulder pain in the throwing athlete can present at any age and in any level of sport and can lead to dysfunction. A thorough evaluation of the throwing athlete can often determine the cause of symptoms, which is frequently multifactorial. Although the pathophysiology leading to pain in the shoulder of the throwing athlete is not entirely known, nonoperative modalities remain the mainstay of treatment. In general, surgical intervention should be reserved as a last resort. Effective treatment often requires collaboration among trainers, players, physicians, and therapists to determine an appropriate course of action.

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Keywords : Throwing athletes, Biomechanics, Throwing motion, Rehabilitation, Surgical management, Overhead athlete

Plan

There was no external source of funding for this article. All authors, their immediate family members, and any research foundation with which they are affiliated did not receive any financial payments or other benefits from any commercial entity related to the subject of this article.