Tommy John Surgery

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…percent that never come back at all. With proper mechanics, one can decrease the risk of collateral ligament tear. Other things one can do to decrease injury is proper warm-up of approximately thirty minutes before the game. Fifteen minutes stretching, five minute long toss, and throwing thirty pitches from the mound, which takes about ten minutes. After each game you should ice the elbow fifteen to twenty minutes and the shoulder twenty to twenty-five minutes.