weird back injury

[dgat7]

Hi my DD kind of strain or tweak her back on her pitching side just below her shoulder blade. She only feels pain when pitching not when throwing overhand. She can make it thru a game but her velocity has dip because of this. After

Have anyone DD had a this type of injury/pain before?

 

[Sparky Guy]

It sounds like she tweaked her romboid muscle.

Get Rid Of Rhomboid Muscle Injuries With These Exercises!

If it persists be sure to have a doctor check it out.

 

[guero_gordo]

IF it's a knot, you can work that area well with a foam roller, BUT make sure you know what's going wrong before you start applying pressure.

 

[beachsoftballmom]

Based on a similar experience with my DD, I would recommend getting it checked out quickly by someone who knows shoulders. It could be any number of things, most likely fixed with rest and some PT or shoulder exercises. I wish we had dealt with it at the first sign of pain, instead of waiting to see if it would go away and limping along on ice and advil every night after softball for 4 days. The day when she couldn't move her arm without pain in the shoulder was a scary one, and it happened during a practice on a single throw. That one throw could have done much more damage, she was lucky. It is fixed now, after many PT sessions, but she is monitoring it closely, because we were advised the issue can come and go as she continues to grow.

 

[Hillhouse]

dgat7, check out the answer I posted on the other thread (which is almost identical to your DD's problem). It's under the Rhomboid thread. I'm willing to bet that will be of some help.

Bill

 

[texas4life]

Based on a similar experience with my DD, I would recommend getting it checked out quickly by someone who knows shoulders. It could be any number of things, most likely fixed with rest and some PT or shoulder exercises. I wish we had dealt with it at the first sign of pain, instead of waiting to see if it would go away and limping along on ice and advil every night after softball for 4 days. The day when she couldn't move her arm without pain in the shoulder was a scary one, and it happened during a practice on a single throw. That one throw could have done much more damage, she was lucky. It is fixed now, after many PT sessions, but she is monitoring it closely, because we were advised the issue can come and go as she continues to grow.

I agree when it comes to pain the first stop should be doctors. Softball have been taking a lot of girls out the games with injuries that get the pharmacy treatment and lets be honest our girls are playing at a higher level then there bodies can truly handle as its growing and the injuries are not the same ones that you can just rub some dirt on and keep going. I learned the hard way with my niece that a doctor, specialist, PT, and all other titles similar are a softball players best friend.

 

[dgat7]

Well I did take my DD to the DR this morning and diagnosed with muscle strain. Next two days ibuprofen and R.I.C.E.