Santa... that is awesome and kuddos to you for being able to provide those opportunities.
For the argument of multi sport athletes vs single specialization....
Double edged sword for sure. There is some decent research out there suggesting that multi sport athletes have less overuse injuries...
Start with finding a good PCP that will take the time to do a genetic work up. Typically the big pediatric hospital is a good place to start. Could be Ehlers Danlos or any other connective tissue disorder or could be a non pathological connective tissue process.
Will it cause problems in sports...
My daughter played in both, I felt like the Boulder IDT had better competition in the 14 and 18U division, but the fireworks power pool in the 16U division was better.
Yes, that is the complete ulnar sided tear version. I fix them using the arthrex ulnar tunnel method. My patients return to full activity at 8 weeks. Having some restriction of motion, soreness, and weakness for 3-4 months isn’t abnormal, but I let my athletes play through it since the tfcc...
I teach other surgeons how to fix these. I probably operate on 60-70 TFCCs every year. In young athletes it’s important to know where the tear is and is it complete or not. After an exam and an MRI arthrogram, I’m pretty certain on the path that needs to be taken. Like a meniscus the TFCC has...
I’m from the Midwest. Over the last 3 years, we played at several events. The biggest tournaments we had were:
D9 sun classic fall showcase
DeMarini Invite
Tulsa Elite invite
Top Gun Invite
T-bolts 5 Star
Boulder IDT
Fireworks Powerpool
World Fastpitch Championship
TCS Nationals
And PGF...
All good information. I am not there but based on the additional information that you have given me, I would be most likely be recommending surgery. A confirmatory NCV/EMG for cubital tunnel would be all I would need to see after the history and a matching exam. A steroid injection wouldn’t be...
A lot to unpack with this information/ question. Just so you know, I am hand and upper extremity fellowship trained board certified orthopedic surgeon that is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. I do about 300 ulnar nerve surgeries a year, mostly in situ releases and some...
Just wanted to get the opinions of those on the forum in regards to the player (and team) rankings at Flosoft.com. They are currently doing the 2021 (just finished 8th grade) class. I know a few of the players on the list and they are really really good, but I wonder about how impossible of a...
This study is a level 3 study. It isn't meant to create recommendations only prove the hypothesis that pitchers get more sore and tired after pitching multiple games. It may seem intuitive that this would happen, but this design is to open the study to a larger level 2 (or possibly level 1 if...
Are they all '07's? If so register 9U open. If you have some '06's, you can email your state director and plead your case. You will probably do well in that regard if you can show how it affects your team for State and Nationals (like we will have to do TCS or ASA state/nationals because of...
So, Chondromalacia is a weakening and in some cases loss of cartilage (the cushion) in certain areas. In young girls as their hips widen, it changes the angle of force across the knee (the angle of the quad tendon to the anatomical axis of the knee). This is called the Q angle. As the Q angle...