AOSSM Youth to the NFL Sports Medicine Course with CME-The Throwers Elbow

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Video Summary

In the video, the speaker discusses elbow injuries in football and baseball players. They mention that throwing elbow injuries are more common in baseball than in football, but they do occur in football. The speaker explains different types of injuries such as avulsions, OCDs, and stress fractures. They also discuss risk factors for elbow injuries in baseball players. The speaker then goes on to talk about common injuries in professional football and how they are different from throwing injuries. They mention that multi-sport athletes at a younger age might experience more throwing injuries. The speaker shares their own experience with treating a high school quarterback with elbow problems. They discuss different age-related throwing injuries and the importance of early treatment. They also provide information on non-operative treatment, surgical intervention, and rehabilitation for these injuries. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of prevention, tailoring treatment to individual patients, and early rehabilitation. The video does not provide any credits.

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Presented by Felix H. Savoie III, MD

Keywords

elbow injuries

football players

baseball players

throwing injuries

risk factors