October 2012 Ms. ......... ENC 1101 Tommy John Surgery Snap‚ crackle‚ and pop. Those aren’t the sound of rice crispies in milk; it’s the sound a pitcher hears after tearing his ulnar collateral ligament. This injury used to be career ending but is now almost standard. This has saved countless dreams for many baseball players of not just playing baseball but to have complete function of their right arm. Today‚ sports fans and athletes hear the term Tommy John surgery and don’t flinch. There are currently
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“After 179 pitchers were analyzed on Tommy John surgery‚ 148 were able to return to the MLB‚ 174 pitchers were able to return to the MLB and the minors combined‚ while only five pitchers were not able to return to the MLB and minor league”. Most pitchers are successful after getting Tommy John surgery. Tommy John surgery allows a person’s elbow to heal properly. The surgery was originally used for pitchers‚ but now it can be used for any person who needs it. Numbers of ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions
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TITLE Jamie Myers Marshall University “TITLE” Tommy John surgery‚ also referred to as ulnar collateral ligament surgery‚ is a medical procedure invented by Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974 that is usually performed on baseball layers and other athletes who injure the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. It was named after Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John‚ who was the first person to undergo the procedure. For baseball players‚ this damage is mainly caused by the wearing down of the ligament
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Baseball players and fans call it Tommy John surgery‚ after the pitcher who was the first to have the surgery 29 years ago. By any designation‚ it is one of the major advancements in sports medicine in the last quarter century. Technically it is a ulnar collateral ligament replacements procedure. Pitching overhand is a particularly stressful motion; the strain it puts on a player’s joint is commonly injurious. Pitchers such as Kerry Wood‚ Matt Morris‚ John Smoltz‚ Mariano Rivera‚ Tom Gordon
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Topic: Tommy John Surgery (UCL Reconstruction Surgery) Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about what happens during the Tommy John Surgery‚ how the rehab is done‚ and how to easily prevent having UCL damage. Thesis Statement: Today‚ I will tell you how Tommy John Surgery is performed‚ how strenuous the rehab is‚ where it originated‚ and how to prevent it. Introduction: A. (Attention): Have you ever heard about sports players having Tommy John Surgery? B. (Relevance): This surgery is becoming
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“You need Tommy John Surgery.” Tommy John Surgery affects many baseball players every year and threatens a lot of athlete’s careers. Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) damage can be common in both professional and college pitchers‚ as well as the occasional high school athlete. A damaged UCL often requires surgery‚ and an exceptionally long road to recovery. While it may put a career on hold‚ the ultimate goal is to allow a pitcher to continue his career for a long time after. Tommy John Surgery can be
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been turning to a procedure called Tommy John surgey in order to get a boost in athletic performance. This surgery has been sought out by these young athletes even when not injured‚ and this has outraged many professionals and doctors around the world. This growing trend has been highly debated and will continue to be until some sort of guidelines are set. Tommy John surgery is reconstructive surgery of the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. This surgery has been common amongst college and
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feasibility analysis is important and curial in a new product or service launching is Tom Patterson story. I will discuss in briefly the issues that were addressed in this case: Tom Patterson who is a Medical Device Salesman‚ was the founder of Tommy John’s undershirts. Actually in my opinion Tom Patterson had successfully lunched his new product and that’s because he had done a good feasibility analysis which will be explained bellow: Product/service desirability(the need): Tom was always
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.14 Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………..15 Interview Result …………………………………………………………………………19 References ……………………………………………………………………………….21 Executive Summery Tommy Hilfiger as a world famous brand offering different collection of products’ line under two core brands of Tommy Hilfiger and Hilfiger Denim. Tommy Hilfiger targeted men and women between ages of 25 to 45 or above; on the other hand Hilfiger Denim targeted younger consumers between ages 18 to 28‚ with modern fashion design
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Tommy DouglasBorn To Lead At the most rudimentary level‚ a leader is someone who leads other. But what makes someone a leader? What is it about being a leader that some people understand and use to their advantage? What can you do to be a leader? A leader is a person who has a vision‚ a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision‚ and the skills to make it happen. These leadership traits are broken down further into seven beneficial habits in Sean Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of highly Effective
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