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For those of you who are expecting a speedy recovery from Glaus, it appears as though you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The Cardinals have shut him down from all baseball activities because he’s reached a plateau in his rehabilitation. This isn’t uncommon with recovery from surgeries and Glaus has been through several of them.

Originally, Glaus was hoping to come back in late April but that’s now unlikely because of discomfort near the right shoulder. If the discomfort disappears in a few days to a week it shouldn’t effect his progression too much. If however, if the discomfort lasts for longer it will definitely push him back into May or even early June.

Glaus’s surgery was a debridement of a tendon in the upper chest, most likely one of the pectoralis muscles. This muscle is an important horizontal abductor (brings the arm across the chest) and also internally rotates the arm(the actual act of throwing). Just as important though is aiding in keeping the scapula moving in concert with the humerus during movement of the arm.

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Labral tears to the hip have claimed several top names over the last several months including Utley, Lowell, Dorchester, and now AROD. AROD also had fluid removed from the cyst which hopefully relieves his symptoms. If the fluid returns right away, he chances of making it through the season without surgery aren’t very good at all.

Hip injuries can be extremely debilitating to any athlete, especially one whose sport requires forceful loading of the joint while rotating. Baseball fits that in so many ways: throwing across your body charging in from third, the act of swinging a bat, pushing off the rubber, landing after your pitch, etch. Understanding what hip injuries are serious and which ones aren’t is key to understanding whether or not a player will return.

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