| Welcome back. This week I've stayed on the topic of young pitchers and their relation to Tommy John. Dr. Christopher Ahmad says that he has been noticing the "disturbing trend" of young pitchers purposely blowing their arms out so the can try their luck with Tommy John. Even coaches are becoming more reckless with pitchers at practice because they are believing that anything can be easily fixed with surgery. According to FoxNews.com, 30% of coaches say that throwing too much cannot lead to surgery. |
| Due to these alarming patterns. Ahmad said that it important that the dangers of overthrowing should not be overlooked by students and coaches. It is recommended that pitchers take a 2-3 month break in between seasons to avoid rupture in the tissue. | "If you are a developing athlete at 16, you are going to be a better athlete at 19", Ahmad said, "If you have Tommy John surgery during that development, you're going to develop as a pitcher, but the surgery itself isn't going to allow you to throw at higher velocities." |
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