My son is a junior....pitcher & SS. He does a good job of throwing over the winter to be ready for spring. He broke his thumb 3 weeks before the season so actually got more throwing work in this year than normal. First 2 games of the year....played SS....no issues before, during or after the game. 3rd game...again playing SS. Had some pain in his throwing arm in warmups...on the front of the bicep...about 3" above the elbow. Made a couple throws in the first 2 innings that I could tell hurt him a little. He made one in the 4th...but didn't show any sign of discomfort. He is standing in the on deck circle in the bottom of the inning...and I'm right outside the fence. He says "it's fine...doesn't hurt at all anymore". Made two long throws in the last couple innings...absolutely no pain at all.
Next day, throws a complete game (7 innings)...right at 90 pitches. Threw great...8 K's, no walks, hit 86 in the second and was still 84 in the 7th. No pain at all...before, during or after.
Two days later...said he started feeling it a bit in warmups. Had to go almost behind third in the first inning to field a grounder. Made the throw...got the out...but was in noticeable pain after. Non-league game, so he finished it out in LF....had to fly balls to him...both with no runners on and the SS came out to the ball. DH so he tried to throw between games....nothing, no pain, felt like he was good to go, but coach used him at DH just to be safe.
He went to our trainer today...she is very good. She did an electric muscle stimulation, said the muscle in the bicep is very tight. Also did some type of massage thing and gave him a couple very specific stretches to do. With the weather, it looks like we'll be off til Wednesday or Thursday so we'll see how it goes.
Has anyone ever had pain like this that is there....then goes away in a matter of minutes like it did his first game??? Any ideas??
