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Wear Ace Bandage — To assist the athlete in supporting the injured area, the athlete may choose to wear an ace bandage. The ace bandage also serves to add compression to the area minimizing any swelling. Mild Stretching — After the pain begins to subside, the athlete can begin mild stretching of the injured area along with isometric contractions to begin to strengthen and heal the injured tissue.
Stretching should proceed slowly and be performed carefully so as not to cause any pain. New collagen tissue can be torn from its attachment and restart the bleeding and swelling process. Isometric muscle exercises — Can be safely performed early in the rehabilitation process because they are designed to contract a muscle without allowing any movement of the associated joints. The athlete can hold the contraction for 10 seconds and repeat 10 times. Concentric muscle exercises — Are exercises in which the muscle contracts causing a shortening of the muscle and movement of the adjacent joints.
Movements to improve the strengths of all of the abdominal muscle groups should include the movements of trunk flexion, rotation, and lateral flexion side bend. Each exercise should be done to target specific muscle groups. Although once popular to strengthen the rectus abdominis, sit-ups are not the best exercise for strengthening the abdominals.
An effective exercise is a modified crunch. It is a lift rather than a curl. The internal and external obliques can be targeted by using the same exercise as above, but by adding a rotational component with each lift. The athlete can alternate rotations to the left and to the right with each modified crunch.
This rotational component targets the diagonal fibers of the internal and external obliques. Traditional core exercises can also be performed to strengthen the abdominal muscles. If available, core exercises can also be performed using a therapy ball or foam roll. For example, a catcher should include drills specific to that position whereas an athlete who competes as a middle infielder should include drills fielding balls directly at the athlete as well as to either side.
Regardless of the defensive position, all ballplayers need to be able to swing a bat. Those returning from an abdominal strain should take extra care when beginning and progressing through hitting drills.
Once the athlete can perform bat swings at full speed without pain, the athlete can progress to hitting whiffle balls off of a tee or soft toss drills. Once the athlete can perform these drills comfortably and with confidence, the athlete can proceed to hit off of a machine. Abdominal bloating…. Belly button pain can be sharp or mild, and it can be constant or come and go.
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