Hemorrhoid Cure

Injuries are not uncommon in sports, and with injures comes rehabilitation. On one professional baseball roster alone there can be as many as twenty injured players at a time. Some have minimal injuries, others major, but the main factor in getting that player back onto the field is rehab. Players with minimal injuries such as pulled muscles and sprained joints can get quick rehab and be back playing in no time. The real rehab comes when a player has to get orthopedic surgery on a specific injury. Examples of common baseball injuries that require surgery are: ACL (Knee), Tommy John (Elbow), Rotator Cuff (Shoulder), Labrum (Shoulder). The surgery is the easy part, the three hour or so procedure is nothing but the rehab after is the tough part; as a matter of fact it is a grind.

May 5th 2005 was my surgery date to repair a torn labrum. Yes I was scared, I had heard all the bad news about shoulder surgeries but I also knew that I would work my hardest on the rehab to get back on that field. And that I did on June 17th 2006 in the Cape Cod baseball league. It was a great feeling, knowing that I made it back from the surgery and I was pitching live again. The one thing I didn't forget is that 12 months of recovery, rehab and throwing programs. I pitched that summer and it was a great experience, better yet my shoulder felt like it was back and getting stronger everyday. At the end of that summer, while in negotiations with the LA Angels I looked back on the struggles and fulfillment of rehab.

The rehab started actually before I had surgery, they called it "prehab." For two weeks before surgery I was in the training room at the University of San Diego working on strengthening my shoulder before surgery. Those two weeks went by and it was time for the surgery. Once out of surgery I was on a five week plan of doing nothing with my left arm, I was in a sling the whole time. It was tough to do the normal everyday stuff like: writing, changing clothes, showering, sleeping and eating to name a couple. Soon there after I was ready for my rehab to start. One important thing about rehab is always have a goal to achieve during the process. My goal was to be ready for the next season which started in February. So four days a week I worked on that goal, little by little I got closer and closer. After two months I have better range of motion and I was using weights. After four months I had strengthened enough move the weights up and start some more explosive exercises. Let me tell you, I never knew that it would feel so good to be able to lift my arm over my head again! Finally after five months I was ready to start a throwing program. It was very important to make sure the strength was there before starting a throwing program to protect against and setbacks.

The throwing program started small and was a gradual process. When I say small I mean small, I started out throwing ten throws at ten feet. Soon the program was up to 45 ft. then 60 and on forth. Three months after my rehab was complete was my first day back on the mound, and what a great feeling it was. It was a great feeling until my first throw, which hurt because it broke up scar tissue that was built up from the surgery. As I continued with the throwing program, and mound work I started to have confidence. Although that confidence was shattered on numerous occasions due to soreness or fatigue, I was able the work through it. I felt like I was on a rollercoaster just trying to hang on, there were great, good and bad days. Just to clear it up, while I was doing this throwing program, I was also still continuing my rehab, which at this point was more maintaining then strengthening.

The season was steadily approaching and I just wanted up to par on where I wanted to be when the season started. My only option was to not start the season on time and wait until I felt 100 percent (Although I still question if anyone can feel 100 percent after a major surgery). For me that percentage just didn't come in time and I was left without that adrenalin for a whole baseball year. It was hard to watch my team out there battling and I was not there to contribute. March, April and May passed and at this time I decided to red-shirt and gain another year. So although I didn't reach the goal of getting back on the mound by the time season started, I knew that I didn't rush back and I would be better in the long run.

The Cape Cod baseball season was my next goal, and I achieved that, I was ready to go on June 17th. It wasn't easy but I was there and I didn't give up the hope and dream of being back on that baseball field against live competition. Better yet at the end of the summer I signed with the LA Angels and am currently playing professional baseball. Surgery and rehab can be a long road but set goals and work hard and anything is possible.

MYSPORTSLESSONS is a sports lessons database designed to help instructors advertise their lessons while helping children and adults find the best available instruction, so they can improve in their respective sports.

Co- Founder
[email protected]
http://www.mysportslessons.com
http://www.myspace.com/mysportslessons