quote:I talked to my son's doctor last night and he said the elbow is hyperextended, not serious.
Did the hyperextension happen when throwing or was it due to something unrelated (e.g. a fall)? If the hyperextension was related to throwing, then it could reveal a problem with the underlying ligaments (e.g. looming need for Tommy John surgery).
With any hyperextension injury you have to be careful because some damage could have been done to the ligaments (whose primary purpose is to maintain the integrity of joints and prevent hyperextensions from happening). This a big deal because, unlike muscles which the body can repair in days, it can take the body months or even years to fix ligaments and tendons.
Sometimes the only thing that works is to shut the player down for the year.