Limited range of motion in throwing arm

NJpitcher · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

Can anyone not extend there throwing arm as much as there non-throwing arm?

If I cant extend it why not.

Roger · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

Which joint are you referring to? Elbow?

NJpitcher · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

correct.

Roger · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

Maybe a bone spur?

kyleb · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

This is common. Standard valgus stress deformation.

Note that I did not say it was a good or bad thing. Just common.

buwhite · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

I find it a little weird that my throwing arm is a little longer than my non-throwing arm…probably some medical term for that too.

Zita_Carno · January 21, 2015, 5:47am

It happens. You use your pitching arm more than you do your non-pitching arm, so of course it would be a little longer. Don’t worry about it. Just work fast, throw strikes and change speeds. 8)