Throwing Athlete Differential Diagnosis

1. Wind-up
2. Early Cocking
3. Late Cocking
   -Anterior Glenohumeral Instability
   -RTC
   -SLAP Tear
   -Quadrilateral Space Syndrome
   -Medial Elbow Instability
   -Capitellar OCD
4. Acceleration
   -Internal Impingement
   -Rotator Cuff Tear (RTC)
   -Scapulothoracic bursitis
   -Medial Elbow instability
   -Olecranon apophysitis / stress fx
5. Deceleration
   -RTC
   -SLAP Tear
   -Subacromial Impingement
   -Posteromedial Elbow Impingement
6. Follow-through
   -Olecranon apophysitis
   -Olecranon Stress Fracture

Always consider Scapular Dyskinesis

See Also: Throwing / Overhead Athlete