A seasonal speciality tending to give us problems with the rotator cuff due to the large amount of moving the shoulder through a very large range of movement quickly i.e. throwing. Throwing can also cause problems at the elbow when it is overstretched to create a greater arc of movement for the throw , especially if movement is lacking somewhere which should be contributing to creating a large arc of movement for the throw , for example the hips or thoracic spine. This is known as a thrower’s elbow(more()
Low back pain is also common due to the amount of fast twisting causing a lot of stress on the low back. And traumatic ankle and knee sprains can occur with a slip or fall or due to a repetitive stress on these body parts with fast bowling typically.
