| A lot of amateur and professional Baseball develop | | | | seconds and make sure you don't stretch into pain. |
| frozen shoulder after a few years of playing. One | | | | Stretch gently and slowly, and allow yourself to |
| major injury can set your career back for months and | | | | breathe. Do not hold your breathe while performing the |
| years. | | | | stretches. |
| Frozen shoulder syndrome can occur if a traumatic | | | | Cool Down |
| injury occurs to your shoulder joint. Initially, it is very | | | | After you finish your game or intensive training, let your |
| painful and hard to move your shoulder around. Later, | | | | body cool down. After a game, your body will produce |
| your shoulder will stiffen and become weak. To | | | | excess muscle waste that may irritate your body and |
| prevent these injuries, make sure you participate in an | | | | cause 'stitches'. You can prevent this by jogging for |
| injury prevention program. | | | | about 2-3 minutes. Let your heartbeat slow down and |
| Warm Up | | | | allow your breathing pattern to become normal. |
| Make sure you get blood circulating throughout your | | | | In conclusion, if you keep doing these exercises before |
| body by having a good three minutes jog. This will help | | | | you start your game, your chances of injury will |
| you to decrease the risk of muscle tear or straining of | | | | significantly be reduced. Having a condition such as |
| the major muscle group of your shoulder. | | | | Frozen Shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is an awful |
| Stretching | | | | condition that you will never want to have, so make |
| Stretch your entire muscle group. When you do the | | | | sure you do your exercises! |
| stretches, hold the stretches for approximately, 10-20 | | | | |