What can you tell me .How long to rehab ? How soon can you start weights ,arms , legs ?

 

Questions to ask before putting my 15 year old in this .He can not throw without pain in the elbow .Doc says it is definitley UCL ligament .Says it is stretched bad .

 

Thanks,g

What can you tell me .How long to rehab ? How soon can you start weights ,arms , legs ?

 

Questions to ask before putting my 15 year old in this .He can not throw without pain in the elbow .Doc says it is definitely UCL ligament .Says it is stretched bad .

 

Thanks,g

Sorry to hear but these questions, should be able to be answered by your Doctor and will depend greatly on the severity of the injury, plus rehabilitation time.

 

I don't want even to speculate but it's a significant amount of time, at the very least. Ask around, consult with various therapists and the surgeon, who will be performing. Best of luck and here is a link....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery

What can you tell me .How long to rehab ? How soon can you start weights ,arms , legs ?

 

Questions to ask before putting my 15 year old in this .He can not throw without pain in the elbow .Doc says it is definitley UCL ligament .Says it is stretched bad .

 

Thanks,g

 

Hate to hear that Coach, good luck with whatever you decide.

Thanks

 

If there is an upside ,he is a freshman .He will be ready for the rest of his career hopefully .

Hopefully he can rebound from this and have a very prosperous career.

What can you tell me .How long to rehab ? How soon can you start weights ,arms , legs ?

 

Questions to ask before putting my 15 year old in this .He can not throw without pain in the elbow .Doc says it is definitley UCL ligament .Says it is stretched bad .

 

Thanks,g

 

My suggestion would be to get a couple of opinions before deciding a course of action. Dealt with the same issue with my son, only a little younger (His was actually torn, elbow dislocated and the ulna nerve out of its channel) and the top surgeon in Cincy suggested NOT having surgery, and it proved to be wise advise. I'd definately look at every option, especially if he's still growing.

Are you sure that it is not just tennis elbow? A few years ago every time I threw the ball more than 5 or 6 times, I got this really sharp pain in my elbow that made it so that I could not even straighten it. I went to the doctor and he said it was tennis elbow and gave me a pill to take before I threw, and if I took that, the pain never came.

 

REally hope that he does not have to have the surgery. Sorry to hear about this,

Need to see a physical therapist. I do not know your location but here is the website for a very good sports medicine company. http://www.kort.com

In the past three years Post 76 has had two players who had the surgery and both came back to pitch well and go on to pitch in college. They also each had the surgery by the same doctor. You may want to get in touch with Coach Lewis and he can put you in touch with these players parents.