ARM pain

Based on your description, there is a problem. You need to see a good sports ortho doc.

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Originally posted by Texan:
Based on your description, there is a problem. You need to see a good sports ortho doc.

That's my vote too!

ok thanks guys i have called the doctor and i am going in on friday.

OK, so let us know how it goes and good luck.Also probably don't need to ask you this, but are you trying to pitch thru the pain? Listen to your body, it's trying to tell you something.

actually yeah i like to go all 7 innings when i pitch its something that i like to do and i realize after like the 4th or 5th its starts to hurt so i either just but some muscle rub on or jsut fight through.

Let us know how it goes on Friday.

i will but my it got canceled to next wednesday i guess he has to go out of town for some thing..

At the begining of my high school season I had the same problem. I also play SS and pitch. With rest my arm started getting better. What you need to do is stop pitching for a couple of weeks. Because you usually make a diffent throws when pitching than when throwing from SS. I still advise that you see a doctor though...

I'm not trying to say this is what you will have, but I am a similar player P/MIF, and when I was 10 I would get sharp pain on my inner elbow. I had LL's elbow or "tennis elbow". I was, the doctor said, about a month from having to have a screw put through it (he did say, predicting these things are next to impossible, just looking at how much I'd damaged it, it was reallllly close). 3 months of rest, rehab exercises for 2 months after that, and constant exercises since, I've been free of elbow problems (knock on wood). In short--DON'T THROW THROUGH IT!

Where are you talking about when you say "inner elbow"? Are you talking about when you have your palm up and it's located to the inside where the forearm and bicep connects. If that's the case, it's very possibly biceps tendonitis. Very prevalent and caused by a multitude of reasons.

Rest, ice, and a generic anti-inflammatory usual does the trick. Not a doctor but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. By all means, get it checked.

your problem sounds like little league elbow which is when your elbow becomes inflamed from excessive throwing. iceing and rest are probably the best things for it. if your throwing a full 7 inning then you need to give your arm 6 days rest before you throw another game, and you should probably not play a field position until 2-3 days after you throw. if you feel pain in your arm, then dont ignore it. rest up and dont throw hard when it hurts. you may want to play more 2nd base till yoru arm is better, and at your age you dont want to hurt your arm. Baseball in highschool and college is when it all counts.

...also running 3 laps around the field after you pitch a game and iceing within the first hour will help your arm not become as sore.

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your problem sounds like little league elbow

I think LP818 is right on the money. My son had little league shoulder (fancy name: proximal humeral epiphysis) - it happened when he was almost 12. It's very common between the ages of 12-16. There are two growth plates in your humerus - one near the shoulder, one near the elbow. When you're growing and throwing hard, you can aggravate the growth plates, and even separate or crack them in the worst cases. Fortunately, my son only aggravated his. Recovery was a 2-year cycle where he either couldn't pitch/throw at all, or he'd pitch a couple of innings and the pain would return. You just have to let it heal, and it takes time. If this is what you have (fancy name: distal humeral epiphysis), your doc will likely set you up with some PT and advise you to not throw for several weeks and ice every day, then start back throwing gradually. But the good news is that if you take good care of it, once the growth plate closes for good, you won't have the problem again. My son is 14 now and just starting to throw hard again. While the arm was healing, he could still work on hitting and fielding. He practiced with his teams and DHed in games to stay sharp. The coaches were very patient with him and careful with the arm - travel ball and HS coaches. The doc says it'll hurt every now and then until he stops growing, but the worst is over. There's lots of good information on line - just Google "Little League Elbow."

Hopefully you have something that will heal more quickly. If not, it can be very frustrating waiting for this to heal, so hang in there! Good luck.

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In short--DON'T THROW THROUGH IT!

Right you are, Dtiger! Sorry I missed your post earlier. Good advice.

thanks guys for you advice the doctor just told me that i have tennis elbow and that he doesnt want me to be pitching every inning anymore since he says the tendon is weak right now so just try to rest it as much as i can. And thanks to everyone that helped me out.

Look back at my post... I don't know if the doctor told you, but that can end up with a screw in the elbow... tennis elbow and LL elbow are virtually (within my knowledge) the same thing. I'd say 0 throwing, tons of tubing exercises, and consistent forarm strengthening exercises for about 3-4 months... I'm not a doctor, obviously, but that was my workout for that long. Stretching AFTER and not BEFORE (kind of depends on the stretch) is better for the elbow. If you must stretch, find some way to get the blood really flowing--running. An athletic trainer had plenty of exercises (4 pages, back and forth) for the elbow... and it never hurts to strengthen the outside of the elbow also.

Also, get with a pitching coach/throwing coach when you start throwing again. Make sure your hand is on top of the ball and that u don't ever let the ball above your palm (getting under the ball). If you do get under it, you have me unknowingly throwing semi-curves... or more importantly, putting extra stress on the elbow. Basically, find a good pitching coach and have your coaches watch your mechanics in the field too.