Re:Shot throwing through a injury. - Throwing Events Discussion

I threw my entire high school season and was throwing pretty well. I was at a meet and I hurt my arm (later to find that it was a bone chip) and I had to go to a doctor for it. He couldn't give me any direct choices on what to do with it. I ended up continuing through the season but always through intense pain. I am now going into my freshman year of college and I am close to breaking the college record. Is there anyway that I can help the pain besides conventional methods or is surgery the only way out for a bone chip?


thanks for any help!

MY ADVISE WOULD GET IT TAKEN OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Waiting will only make worst and effect your throwing adversely. the time you lose throwing can be made up by drilling on technique and working the lower body hard. You lose the time throwing but the strenght gains to the lower body and technique will stay. I put off surgery on my hip at one point for two years and suffered alot. When i finnally got it the benefits outweight the down time by miles. you could also redshirt for a year and be 100% physically and that record will still be there to be broken!!! patrick wyatt

I agree with patrick on this one. But I have to ask did the doctor give you any options on what you could do for it or did he just suggest surgery? Maybe, check how much calcuim you are getting. In excess calcium can cause bone spurs and even kidney stones.