Athletes believe that Tommy John surgery increases performance

High school athletes are ready to do a lot in order to increase their muscles and improve performance. While some sportspersons try to increase speed, baseball players try to increase throwing speed.
What do high school athletes really do for this need? You probably know that many sportspersons take anabolic steroids in order to gain muscles and increase performance. But intake of steroids and other related medications is not the only method that seems to be effective for some athletic purposes. Several high school athletes want to have the operation ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction which is also known as Tommy John surgery.
Actually, high school athletes don’t know about several conditions related to Tommy John surgery. They base their points of view on the case related to the baseball player Tommy John that got UCL damage during a baseball game. After the damage the baseball player was very discouraged. The baseball player thought that didn’t have any chance longer to play professional baseball. This man came to the surgeon Frank Jobe. The health care provider operated this man successfully. After the operation the baseball player returned to baseball. Tommy John’s further career was very successful. Tommy John won many games. So, this surgery was called after this baseball player: Tommy John surgery.
When high school athletes find out about Tommy John, they desire to become as excellent players, as he was. They suggest that the surgery induced winning because this person won more games after the surgery than before. Although high school athletes may suggest properly, they have several misconceptions about this operation. They think that they may be operated in absence of any damage and improve their performance. But high school athletes don’t take into account that nobody can come back to playing baseball soon after such surgery. Certain period of time is required to get recovery. Moreover, it is necessary to take into account that several risks connected with Tommy John surgery. They may suffer from permanently stiff elbow. Several other risks are also linked with this operation.
So, high school athletes don’t comprehend the essence of this surgery correctly. When they have elbow pains, they visit their doctors, trying to convince them they should be probably subjected to Tommy John surgery.