Posted by: Willy Boy (lineman4@sbcglobal.net) on Mon Feb 11 05:51:49 2008

Ed,
How's your son's shoulder?
Bad luck or Karma here because my son just injured his shoulder again. I don't know if it's the same thing or not. He has been taking hitting lessons recently and swinging for about 1/2 hour each lesson. He hasn't had any trouble during the lessons. He also hasn't had any trouble while throwing.
A week ago on a Friday evening he was hitting in the cages and using a wood bat ( drop 3? )he normally uses a -8 aluminum bat of the same 32". After a couple rounds in the cage he came over and told me his shoulder was starting to hurt. I told him to take a rest and we went home shortly afterward. The next day he played indoor baseball. A double header as usual. He didn't do anything unusual and he mentioned his shoulder was sore while he was on deck once. I asked him if it hurt when he threw and he said "no".
After the games we went home and really didn't do anything about his shoulder. He said it quit bothering him during the games.
The next day he said his shoulder was really hurting him! I asked him to lift his arm and that hurt. I asked him to pretend to swing a bat and that hurt.
He took a week off and everyday we treated his shoulder with ice and rest. This last Saturday we went to the indoor games and I hoped the pain would be gone. On his first attempt to swing on a tee, he said he "felt it". I let him bat and play two innings. He said he never felt it while hitting, which he got 2 at bats and hit both times. But he said he felt it throwing. I sat him the rest of the 2 games.

I'm planning on resting him until April. He will work on defense and other drills that do not require a swing or throw.

I'm hoping this will take care of it.