3. Baseball players
Many baseball players suffer from labrum tears. You might think that this is an issue targeted towards sluggers who swing their bat at warp speed, but it’s actually more of a pitcher problem. You see, most shoulder injuries occur with overhead motions. Sluggers swing their bats to the side rather than above their head thus they aren’t as susceptible to these types of injuries. In contrast, pitchers always use overhead motions when they throw the ball.
They also tend to fling it at very fast speeds, using their arm as a catapult. All this repetitive overhead motion can weaken the labrum tissue in their shoulder joint until eventually, after one big throw, it tears. It takes around four to six weeks for a labrum tear to heal, but it can sometimes be a career-ender if their shoulder — or mindset — never gets back to 100%.