Functional Subluxation of the Glenohumeral Joint in a College Pitcher

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dickoff-Hoffman, Steven^{a; *}

Affiliations: [a] North Hills Sports Medicine Center

Note: [*] Address reprint requests to Steven Dickoff-Hoffman, North Hills Sports Medicine Center, 9104 Babcock Boulevard Suite LL 102, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

Abstract: A 21-year-old male college baseball pitcher with a diagnosis of “impingement syndrome” was seen in sports physical therapy for a rehabilitation program. Physical evaluation revealed restricted internal rotation flexibility, diminished external rotator and scapular stabilizer strength, and a mechanical flaw in his throwing technique. He was placed on an isokinetic strengthening regimen for his rotator cuff, a flexibility routine to address internal rotator tightness, and a progressive throwing program. Ten weeks following this program, the patient was asymptomatic, exhibited “normal” isokinetic and flexibility parameters, and was able to return to competition without pain or restriction in function.

Keywords: Subluxation, dynamic control, imbalance, functional assessment

DOI: 10.3233/IES-1991-1307

Journal: Isokinetics and Exercise Science, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 162-165, 1991