inner elbow pain?

First of all is the pain only happening during/after he throws baseballs?

Is he dropping his elbow? Is he turning his elbow (door knob action) after he releases the ball?

I'd see a doctor first if the pain continues and I would look into getting him a good pitching instructor to go over his mechanics.

Inner Elbow pain is usually associated with the UCL.

Also video tape him and see if his elbow is dropping. It is kind of hard to see or figure out if you do not video tape him. Good luck!

thanks for the reply, i ask him some more ??? and he said it only felt odd when he threw hard and not ever time. the last five pitches he threw me were hard and he had no pain. just on some of his other hard throws did he feel it.

ghoti,
Don't ask questions, just GO to a doctor asap.

Most of them (our kids) never think it is a big deal.

If your not careful, that stuff can lead to TJ surgery. And we all know its not a good thing for baseball players. Call the Doc now!

To repeat others advice - have it checked by a doctor. He will probably say shut it down for a shile - but elbows are not place where pain should be ignored...

The football throwing has screwed up the natural pronation due to the effects of how the football is thrown using mainly the middle finger and the thumb. This gives the hand a tendency to roll off the ball, but it also causes the elbow to hyperextend when throwing a baseball using those same mechanics. This is due to the fact that when throwing a football the hand has a tendency to end-up facing open instead of been closed.

To eliminate this problem run your son through this drill. Paint a ball black on one side so that the ball ends up half black and half white (let dry). Place the ball in his hand using a two seam finger grip. From a similated pitcher's set position have him throw the ball so that the black and white come out of his hand with out tumbling, eg., the black side doesn't change in flight. Make sure he points his index finger, and that the palm of his hand and his fingers finish in a goose-neck configuration eg., pointed down toward the ground. This will insure the elbow is naturally pronated.

After my son played QB during the football season he had the same problem. It would take several weeks for him to get his baseball throwing mechanics correct.

I am a Certified Athletic Trainer and the advice is good. Get him to an ortho ASAP. If you are near a college, call the Athletic Training staff and find out who they recommend. Most ATCs are glad to refer someone to their docs.

I agree with the other posters....get him to a doctor to see if there's any UCL damage. However, this will treat the symptoms but you need to know the cause. My son had similar symptoms that were resulting from letting his hand travel inside his elbow (too close to his ear) resulting in a pushing type throw that ended in hyperextension of the elbow. We worked on him throwing with his hand above or outside his elbow and his pain was eliminated. We were only able to see this "pushing" type action by video taping.

thanks for the advice, called his doctor this morning to set up an app. with a sports med doctor in little rock. i'll let everyone know the results.

Just be careful and make sure that your ortho is an elbow guy and has worked with baseball related type injuries. I hope I don't have to say that there are a lot of questionable bone crackers out there that will work on anything, when in reality there specialty might be hip repair.

i was told he's about the best in ar. and will get a second opinion if need be.

ghoti,

Good luck! Hope it is good news for you.