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"Your asymmetry is causing your pain."
That's what this athlete was told before he came here.
But here's the problem with that statement...
He's a baseball pitcher.
Asymmetry isn't a finding in unilateral sport athletes.
It's the asssignment.
The throwing arm develops differently than the glove arm.
The lead hip moves differently than the trail hip.
The dominant shoulder rotates differently than the non-dominant one.
That's not pathology.
That's the SAID principle doing what SAID prinicple does...
SPECIFIC ADAPTATION to IMPOSED DEMAND.
The body adapted to what it was asked to do most.
So when a provider looks at a measurement, sees a difference side to side, and concludes "that's why you're hurt" ...
they've answered a question without asking the most important one first...
Does the asymmetrical side have enough range to do what we're asking it to do?
Because that's the only question that actually matters.
An asymmetry that leaves plenty of room for the demands of the sport?
Not the problem.
An asymmetry that puts the athlete at the absolute edge of their available range every time they throw, swing, or cut?
Now we're talking.
Asymmetry alone isn't a problem...
Poorly managed asymmetry is...
The difference between those two statements is the difference between scaring an athlete off the mound and actually helping them perform on it.
Save this if you've been told an asymmetry is your issue.
Were you ever given context for why — or just the finding?
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