Performance Therapy — Sports Injuries

Stuart Hinds demonstrates some first stage assessment tools for identifying peripheral nerve entrapments of the upper body   Peripheral Nerve Entrapments Nerve entrapments of the upper extremity are common in sports related to excessive traction around a joint, as in throwing, which in turn leads to compression, inflammation, and adhesions from repetitive stress.The nerve may also become subluxed due to laxity from repetitive stress or trauma to the region. Athletes that commonly develop peripheral neuropathies include: Baseball pitchers (cubital tunnel); Tennis players (radial tunnel – backhand, pronator teres syndrome – forehand); Golf (pronator teres – overgrip); • Rowing (pronator teres/flexor...

Dislocation of the shoulder at the GH joint may occur when an athlete falls on an outstretched hand or during abduction and external rotation of the shoulder. Significant force is required to dislocate a shoulder unless the athlete is experiencing re-injury. A shoulder dislocation occurs when the head of the humerus pulls free of the glenoid fossa of the scapula.