Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Baseball

2. month of rehab when pitchers may begin to use a simple windup when throwing
3. injury that causes the bones to grind against each other and form a bone spur
4. most common symptom of a UCL injury
8. Making sure an injury doesn't happen in the first place
12. injury that causes a Popeye muscle to form
16. a pitch that is slower than a fastball
19. ulnar collateral ligament
20. surgeon who created the Tommy John procedure and was first to perform it
21. slight hill in the middle of the baseball diamond
23. tear that occurs in the shoulder when the protective cartilage breaks down
24. surgery that is used to repair UCL tears
25. percentage of injuries that happen to high school athletes during practice

1. age when players are able to learn to pitch a screwball
5. Nationals pitcher who underwent TJ surgery
6. the shoulder is this type of joint
7. percentage of MLB pitchers that have had TJ surgery in their career
9. most common location for stress fractures in the elbow
10. shape that the new UCL is shaped into during the operation
11. injury that will cause a players arm to go limp and become unusable for a period of time
13. best treatment to use to restore ROM
14. made up of tendons and muscles in the shoulder
15. a fastball that doesn't break
17. the ball that fits into the bowl-shaped socket of the shoulder
18. most common cause of baseball injuries
22. given to the athlete at the end of the MD's examination to tell what is wrong