| Throwing related Shoulder pain in Sports | | | | back in an abnormal fashion.Impingement |
| menAfter the just concluded cricket Test | | | | results from the abnormal upward gliding |
| series between India and England one saw the | | | | movement of the humerus and rubbing on the |
| shoulder injury of Sachin Tendulkar surface. | | | | undersurface of the Acromion. This initiates |
| He has rushed off to England and has | | | | or aggravates the damage to the rotator cuff. |
| undergone arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He | | | | The rotator cuff is a group of tendons which |
| will be out of the game for eight weeks and | | | | act to actively stabilize the shoulder when |
| only return for the West Indies tour later | | | | the arm is lifted up.Both conditions can |
| this summer. One can also remember that Anil | | | | cause pain and result in confusion to the |
| Kumble, Rahul Dravid, & Srinath have suffered | | | | patient and his doctor.Slow motion analysis |
| shoulder injuries in the past and returned to | | | | of the throw- Each sport has its own basic |
| the game after successful treatment. Shoulder | | | | pattern, different sports have much in |
| injuries can plague the career of cricketers | | | | common. The performance of overhead sporting |
| and if not treated can cut short their | | | | activities begins with a preparatory phase to |
| lucrative careers. Cricketers are at risk as | | | | position the arm. Subsequently the arm is |
| Cricket is a throwing game where one chucks | | | | cocked to provide a tense, highly forceful |
| the ball either as a bowler or a fielder. In | | | | unit ready for an accelerated release. The |
| this article, I will throw some light on | | | | arm accelerates through the throw and after |
| throwing injuries.Two problems can affect the | | | | release of the ball, muscles act to |
| shoulder in sportsmen who perform repeated | | | | decelerate the limb, to reduce the residual |
| acts of raising the arm overhead and swinging | | | | force and to avoid injury. The throw in a |
| it in the course of a throw. These are called | | | | typical baseball pitch is divided into five |
| impingement and instability.The shoulder | | | | stages.1) Stage 1- Wind up or preparation |
| joint is formed by the union of the round | | | | phase, which ends when the ball leaves the |
| upper end of the humerus at the socket part | | | | gloved hand. In cricket the equivalent is the |
| by the scapula. It is a very mobile joint as | | | | transfer of the ball from the non dominant to |
| the socket is shallow. Connective tissue | | | | the throwing arm. |
| restraints chiefly in the front confer | | | | |
| additional stability. When the capsule or its | | | | 2) Stage 2 or early cocking- when the |
| attachments are injured instability results. | | | | shoulder is lifted sideways (abducted) and |
| In instability when the soft tissue | | | | rotated outwards and ends with the forward |
| restraints are loose the ball of the humerus | | | | foot contacting the ground. |
| can slide to the front, down wards or to the | | | | |