Browsing Archive April, 2014
THE FIX EPISODE 7
Sport Kinesiologist Angel Borrelli and baseball coach/blogger Joe Janish follow up on Episode #6 and further discuss the change-up and how it can be both dangerous and safe to throw. Related to the same topic, Joe and Angel cover the subject of whether a pre-teen ballplayer with small hands should use a two-finger or three-finger grip when throwing a baseball. Also, Angel describes the difference between what a biomechanist does, in contrast to what a kinesiologist does, when it comes to analyzing and correcting pitching mechanics. Finally, Angel explains how pitchers can prevent elbow injuries, and offers her theory as to why UCL injuries and Tommy John surgeries have become an epidemic — and guess what? it has NOTHING to do with pitch counts.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe:
READ MORE +
THE FIX EPISODE #6
Sport Kinesiologist Angel Borrelli and baseball coach/blogger Joe Janish discuss Matt Moore’s elbow injury; whether the change-up is a dangerous pitch — and if Matt Moore should stop throwing it; the secret to velocity; why biomechanical analysis is not preventing pitching injuries; and why MLB pitching coaches should not be asked to fix pitching mechanics.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe:
READ MORE +
THE FIX EPISODE #5
Education, Solutions and Troubleshooting for the baseball pitcher featuring sport kinesiologist Angel Borrelli and baseball blogger Joe Janish.
What is “platelet-rich plasma injection” and what does it have to do with baseball pitchers who have suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament? What is an “ulnar nerve irritation” and how does that injury occur to a baseball pitcher’s elbow? What can a pitcher do to treat it, and prevent it?
In this episode, Angel and Joe discuss New York Mets pitcher Bobby Parnell’s partially torn UCL, the definitions of “ulnar nerve irritation” and “platelet-rich plasma injection,” as well as a new paradigm for keeping MLB pitchers healthy.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe:
READ MORE +
