When I saw this article that appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune on October 2, 2015 I couldn’t believe what I was reading. It was riddled with half-truths and gave the impression that Moneyball was successful in baseball and because of this, could be applied to medicine. This belief however, cannot be substantiated. To
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How many Tommy John surgeries does it take to prevent further surgery? An article that appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune on September 17, 2015 stated that Josh Johnson will undergo surgery again. It will be his third Tommy John surgery! Because it will be his third surgery it appears to indicate that the
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An interesting article, ‘Kershaw needs to avoid fatigue factor’ appeared in the LA Times on September 9, 2015. It was the author’s opinion that Kershaw needs more rest, especially when pitching on a day when the temperature is high. This appears to be a common recommendation for professional pitchers regardless of the temperature. But, is
Single joint strength exercises appear to be taking a beating lately with a lot of negative press and comments. This is happening in the fitness industry where losing weight seems to be the main factor addressed. In this case there is no questioning the fact that multi-joint exercises are superior. But then, single joint strength
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Static stretches have become well accepted and are practiced by most runners and athletes . However, runners require active and often forceful movements of the legs and arms, especially when sprinting. The joint actions in running are ballistic in nature, i.e., they are initiated with a strong muscular contraction to accelerate the limb and place
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