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