Collarbone Hurting
My 15 year old daughter just finished her HS season. The last two weeks of the season she said her collarbone was hurting, especially when her arm starting coming down from the top and was directly behing her. She is a pitcher and pitched every inning of every game - 16 game season. Has anyone experienced this? What exercises would be good to strenghten the shoulders. Taking a week off and if she still has pain will be taking her to the doctor. Thank you.
"She is a pitcher and pitched every inning of every game - 16 game season." In HS, this would technically be possible, because isn't it pitch a game and then, a few days go by and then, there is another game? Or was she pitching both games of a double header? As you have probably figured out, you should have had her quit pitching, when the ache started.
She definitely should not be pitching now. Pitching should not hurt. I wish that you had included some video. I am currently working with a girl that pitches and then, on release, she shrugs her shoulder forward. The shoulder should be stationary. All it does is hold the arm on.
I have had shoulder pain and it is no picnic. Please let us know how this comes out. I use ice on my nagging pain and am certain that I don't sleep with it curled in and my weight on top of it. Good luck.
ABSOLUTELY see a doctor, and I'd go for physical therapy even if they don't find any structural damage. As Screwball said pitching is an imbalanced activity and being the only pitcher on a team doesn't help.
It is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL to work out to strengthen the entire body in addition to pitching. If you can't afford a personal trainer on a regular basis, find a really good one and have 1-2 sessions and have him/her write up a program that your daughter can take home. Don't try to do anything without a professional's help, because you may not know what weakness is actually causing the pain. The obvious answer seems to be the place that hurts, but that isn't always the case.
My high school pitching career was riddled with back injuries because no one told me this stuff. I learned as I became a coach, and having gone through the frustration of chronic injury I'm a huge advocate of strength training now. And I found out well after the fact that I injured my back because my hamstrings were tight and my knees turned in because my ankles are pronated. I'd never have guessed that without a trainer's help. Definitely get professional help, and good luck!
It's amazing how often this concept gets lost. My sports background is power lifting so I tend to be a one trick pony when people ask me what they should do for their daughter. Most just want to get a rubber band and have them work their throwing arm so they seem a little shocked when I tell them to squat and buy some kettlebells.Originally Posted by Carly
As has already been said the entire game, not just pitching, is imbalanced training and it's only sheer luck that more girls aren't injured from the imbalance. For any girl who wants to really push things to the next level they need to spend as much time working off the field, or cage or tunnel, as they do on.
Having said all that I have no idea what might be wrong with the original posters daughter and would add, like everyone else, see a professional and get her evaluated. Unexplained injuries need to be looked at immediately.
The collarbone is an odd place to experience pain. It is also a very easy bone to break. Could be a stress fracture but only a doctor would be able to give you real opinion on it. If you haven't already I'll echo the sentiment by several other posters, see a doctor for this.
Thanks for all your helpful replies. I think the first step is to get it checked out by the doctor and hopefully nothing serious that physical therapy cannot fix. Definitely will have her start a good off the field training program. Thanks again
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