Table 7.

Injury classification.⁴

A. Non-hitting-arm injury

After medical clearance, begin with step 1 and advance 1 step daily, following soreness rules.

B. Hitting arm: bruise or bone involvement

After medical clearance, begin with step 1 and advance every other day, following soreness rules, to end of program.

C. Hitting arm: tendon/ligament/nerve injury (mild)

After medical clearance, begin with step 1. For the first week, hit every third day, following soreness rules.

After the first 2 weeks, advance program as soreness rules allow, hitting every other day, to end of program.

D. Throwing arm: tendon/ligament/nerve injury (moderate, severe, postop)

After medical clearance, begin with step 1. For the first 2 weeks (days 1-14), hit every 3-4 days and do not advance beyond step 1.

On days 15-28, begin hitting with step 2 every 2-3 days but do not advance beyond step 2.

On days 29-42, use soreness rules to advance program, hitting every third day. If no soreness, hit the warm-up and easy full-court hits of the previous days workout on off days.