Clinical Case - Lateral Elbow Pain in Baseball Athletes

This week we walk through a clinical case just as they come across our face sheets. Each episode, we’ll apply the five pillars of Athletic Performance Therapy, share what we’re hypothesizing, ask the critical questions that guide our evaluation, and drop some practical pearls for both assessment and patient education. Today’s case features a baseball player presenting with lateral elbow pain—an issue that might seem straightforward but demands a deeper look. We’ll break down not only what’s happening at the elbow but also how we’re thinking about what's going on upstream, downstream, and even on the opposite side of a potentially lax or unstable joint. Because when it comes to throwing athletes, nothing works in isolation.