Dr. Kozo Furushima “If you take a day off, you will not recover.”
If you are tired, take a rest. That decision not only helps prevent injuries, but also provides a shortcut to improving baseball. Dr. Kozo Furushima, director of the Sports Medicine Center of Keiyu Orthopedic Hospital, who supervised the app “Spomed” that prevents shoulder and elbow disorders, is an authority on medial elbow collateral ligament reconstruction surgery (commonly known as Tommy John surgery). He emphasizes that it is important for elementary and junior high school students to “set a rest day to avoid fatigue“, saying that it is a sign of failure.
Some injuries and disabilities can be prevented. The signs are fatigue and discomfort. Dr. Furushima, who has examined about 8,000 baseball players from boys to professionals, has something to tell children, parents, and leaders.
“I want you to know that if you continue to train hard even though you feel tired or uncomfortable, it will lead to pain. Children feel less tired than adults. Especially during the growing season when they grow taller, they get tired every day. I want you to think that the continuation of is a sign of disability. It can be said not only for shoulders and elbows, but also for hips, hip joints, knees, etc.
Many teams impose hard practice on the last strengthening period before the important tournament. In the end, I’ve seen a lot of players who couldn’t improve their performance in important tournaments because they would break down or get tired. Players who have worked hard and accumulated up to now, but the final hard practice and the series of battles put too much load on them, causing them to break down and end up. Neither the leader nor the person is aware that the cause is the accumulation of fatigue. “
I understand the desire to practice hard every day to get better. However, if you continue ignoring the signs of your body, you will have a breakdown and you will not be able to practice. Dr. Furushima says, “Especially in the worst case, children may create a” trigger “that will be an obstacle to surgery in the future.”
