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Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete
Elbow injury, due to overuse, develops from frequently repeated athletic movements during periods of play allowing no recovery time.
Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete.
Unlike an acute injury that results from a fall or collision with another player, an overuse injury occurs gradually over time. In many cases, overuse injuries develop when an athletic movement is repeated often during single periods of play, and when these periods of play — games, practices — are so frequent that the body does not have enough time to rest and heal.
Although throwing injuries in the elbow most commonly occur in pitchers, they can be seen in any athlete who participates in repetitive overhand throwing.
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