June 2022 - Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates

Growth-Plate Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow in Baseball Players

Teresa Stockton | June 16, 2022

By Dr. John R. Mishock, PT, DPT, DC Growth-plate injuries of the shoulder and elbow are common injuries in youth and adolescent baseball players. The growth-plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is an area of cartilage at the end of a bone that is responsible for the bones growth. The growth plates close at the completion […]

Sports performance: Is there a benefit to muscle damaged during resistance exercise?

Teresa Stockton | June 8, 2022

By Dr. John R. Mishock There is a belief that resistance exercises or weightlifting create muscle damage, leading to tightness and limiting function in sports such as baseball, basketball, golf, and others. Does resistance exercise damage muscle? Can the muscle damage be helpful? When exercising, there is micro-damage or small amounts of physiological tissue change […]