| Injuries are not uncommon in sports, and
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| | started in February. So four days a week
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| with injures comes rehabilitation. On one
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| | I worked on that goal, little by little I
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| professional baseball roster alone there
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| | got closer and closer. After two months I
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| can be as many as twenty injured players
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| | have better range of motion and I was
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| at a time. Some have minimal injuries,
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| | using weights. After four months I had
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| others major, but the main factor in
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| | strengthened enough move the weights up
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| getting that player back onto the field
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| | and start some more explosive exercises.
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| is rehab. Players with minimal injuries
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| | Let me tell you, I never knew that it
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| such as pulled muscles and sprained
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| | would feel so good to be able to lift my
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| joints can get quick rehab and be back
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| | arm over my head again! Finally after
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| playing in no time. The real rehab comes
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| | five months I was ready to start a
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| when a player has to get orthopedic
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| | throwing program. It was very important
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| surgery on a specific injury. Examples of
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| | to make sure the strength was there
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| common baseball injuries that require
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| | before starting a throwing program to
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| surgery are: ACL (Knee), Tommy John
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| | protect against and setbacks.
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| (Elbow), Rotator Cuff (Shoulder), Labrum
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| | The throwing program started small and
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| (Shoulder). The surgery is the easy part,
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| | was a gradual process. When I say small I
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| the three hour or so procedure is nothing
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| | mean small, I started out throwing ten
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| but the rehab after is the tough part; as
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| | throws at ten feet. Soon the program was
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| a matter of fact it is a grind.
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| | up to 45 ft. then 60 and on forth. Three
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| May 5th 2005 was my surgery date to
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| | months after my rehab was complete was my
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| repair a torn labrum. Yes I was scared, I
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| | first day back on the mound, and what a
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| had heard all the bad news about shoulder
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| | great feeling it was. It was a great
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| surgeries but I also knew that I would
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| | feeling until my first throw, which hurt
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| work my hardest on the rehab to get back
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| | because it broke up scar tissue that was
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| on that field. And that I did on June
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| | built up from the surgery. As I continued
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| 17th 2006 in the Cape Cod baseball
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| | with the throwing program, and mound work
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| league. It was a great feeling, knowing
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| | I started to have confidence. Although
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| that I made it back from the surgery and
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| | that confidence was shattered on numerous
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| I was pitching live again. The one thing
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| | occasions due to soreness or fatigue, I
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| I didn't forget is that 12 months of
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| | was able the work through it. I felt like
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| recovery, rehab and throwing programs. I
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| | I was on a rollercoaster just trying to
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| pitched that summer and it was a great
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| | hang on, there were great, good and bad
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| experience, better yet my shoulder felt
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| | days. Just to clear it up, while I was
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| like it was back and getting stronger
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| | doing this throwing program, I was also
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| everyday. At the end of that summer,
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| | still continuing my rehab, which at this
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| while in negotiations with the LA Angels
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| | point was more maintaining then
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| I looked back on the struggles and
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| | strengthening.
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| fulfillment of rehab.
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| | The season was steadily approaching and I
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| The rehab started actually before I had
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| | just wanted up to par on where I wanted
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| surgery, they called it "prehab." For two
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| | to be when the season started. My only
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| weeks before surgery I was in the
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| | option was to not start the season on
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| training room at the University of San
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| | time and wait until I felt 100 percent
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| Diego working on strengthening my
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| | (Although I still question if anyone can
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| shoulder before surgery. Those two weeks
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| | feel 100 percent after a major surgery).
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| went by and it was time for the surgery.
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| | For me that percentage just didn't come
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| Once out of surgery I was on a five week
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| | in time and I was left without that
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| plan of doing nothing with my left arm, I
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| | adrenalin for a whole baseball year. It
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| was in a sling the whole time. It was
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| | was hard to watch my team out there
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| tough to do the normal everyday stuff
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| | battling and I was not there to
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| like: writing, changing clothes,
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| | contribute. March, April and May passed
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| showering, sleeping and eating to name a
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| | and at this time I decided to red-shirt
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| couple. Soon there after I was ready for
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| | and gain another year. So although I
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| my rehab to start. One important thing
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| | didn't reach the goal of getting back on
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| about rehab is always have a goal to
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| | the mound by the time season started, I
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| achieve during the process. My goal was
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| | knew that I didn't rush back and I would
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| to be ready for the next season which
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| | be better in the long run.
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