Trends in the Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Little League Shoulder

Conclusion: Little League shoulder is being diagnosed with increasing frequency. While most common in male baseball pitchers, the condition can occur in females, youth catchers, other baseball positions players, and tennis players. Concomitant elbow pain may be seen in up to 13%. After rest and physical therapy, recurrent symptoms may occur in a small subset of patients (7%), generally 3 to 6 months after return to sports. Almost one-third of LLS patients had GIRD, and this group had approximately three times higher probability of recurrence compared with those without GIRD.
Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: Pediatric sports medicine, Baseball/Softball, Shoulder, general Source Type: research