Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Baseball

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Across
  1. 2. month of rehab when pitchers may begin to use a simple windup when throwing
  2. 3. injury that causes the bones to grind against each other and form a bone spur
  3. 4. most common symptom of a UCL injury
  4. 8. Making sure an injury doesn't happen in the first place
  5. 12. injury that causes a Popeye muscle to form
  6. 16. a pitch that is slower than a fastball
  7. 19. ulnar collateral ligament
  8. 20. surgeon who created the Tommy John procedure and was first to perform it
  9. 21. slight hill in the middle of the baseball diamond
  10. 23. tear that occurs in the shoulder when the protective cartilage breaks down
  11. 24. surgery that is used to repair UCL tears
  12. 25. percentage of injuries that happen to high school athletes during practice
Down
  1. 1. age when players are able to learn to pitch a screwball
  2. 5. Nationals pitcher who underwent TJ surgery
  3. 6. the shoulder is this type of joint
  4. 7. percentage of MLB pitchers that have had TJ surgery in their career
  5. 9. most common location for stress fractures in the elbow
  6. 10. shape that the new UCL is shaped into during the operation
  7. 11. injury that will cause a players arm to go limp and become unusable for a period of time
  8. 13. best treatment to use to restore ROM
  9. 14. made up of tendons and muscles in the shoulder
  10. 15. a fastball that doesn't break
  11. 17. the ball that fits into the bowl-shaped socket of the shoulder
  12. 18. most common cause of baseball injuries
  13. 22. given to the athlete at the end of the MD's examination to tell what is wrong