No 3-Minute Medical this month.   This February, we chose to celebrate Black History Month by honoring one of the pioneers in baseball medicine. Mr. Stephen Sayles . Our sit down, mirroring the game we both know and love, was supposed to consist of of 9 questions representing the 9 innings of a Major League Baseball game. However, the conversation went so well, we HAD TO go into Extra Innings.   From the man who walked the unbeaten path, to the man fortunate enough to do the same, this...

Pinching, clicking, popping, general weakness during practice or competition. These are among the most common symptoms experienced among overhead athletes. By themselves, each symptom does not serve as an indicator of injury. In overhead athletes, signs and symptoms of this nature can jeopardize their ability to be effective in their sport – contributing to more serious injuries, sidelining them from participation, and keeping them out of the fight.   FanGraphs.com ’s MLB injury survey data...

Our founder became a two-time national team Athletic Trainer after traveling with Team USA to China and Panama for the International Olympic Committee’s first Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai and the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s U12 Baseball World Cup Qualifier...