muscle pain

1. Have you been to a doctor?

2. Is it pain (e.g. sharp) or soreness (e.g. dull)?

3. Is it located in one place or over a broad area?

4. Do you have a video clip?

Its more off the place where he gets sore. I dont know what ligament or muscle would be there.

It is almost like a straight line that extends from his armpit to tricep and it gets sore and then it will usually disappear as season and his conditioning get better. This year he did alot of long toss as the basketball season was wearing down.
Said his arm felt great and he was looking good with his pitching but with first varsity game he was rushing during strech and next day arm was sore..I just am not familiar with this part of arm being sore on other kids but that is where his gets sore..I have taken him to sports med docs in the past and nothing is supposed to be seriously wrong but this pain location bothers me. Like I said it usually goes away in a day or two.

Get him to a sports doctor for a professional opinion. I have seen many players get a serious injury by continuing to carry on. One lost his scholarship. His surgery was not successful because he had aggravated the injury too much.

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It is almost like a straight line that extends from his armpit to tricep and it gets sore and then it will usually disappear as season and his conditioning get better. This year he did alot of long toss as the basketball season was wearing down.

If the soreness runs from the armpit to the tip of the elbow, then you're talking about the Triceps. If so, then that's a weird place to be feeling soreness because that muscle normally shouldn't be that active while throwing.

He could have either some strange mechanical problem (e.g. you talk about rushing -- exactly what do you mean) or a nerve could be being compressed somewhere else and causing weakness in the Triceps.

DR Coach Chris

The boy should see a sports doctor not listen to people on any website-

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The boy should see a sports doctor not listen to people on any website-

He has seen a sports MD and his dad is uncomfortable with what he has been told.

Midnight, you might want to send an e-mail to Dr. Mike Marshall (www.drmikemarshall.com). He might have seen this kind of a problem before.

Folks--if you are not happy with one doctors opinion seek out other specialists for opinions

Dr Coach V Chris--get off the Marshall coat tails--he is not the type of doctor the kid needs to see, at least not my kid or any of my players.

Your background is QUITE LIMITED HERE---just because you coach your young sons, follow The Great DR. Marshall and write papers does not make you an authority that can recommend what to do other than see a good sports/ortho guy

CHOICE-- arm problems--do you get examined to Dr James Andrews or Dr. Mike Marshall? To me they are two different type of Doctors---with one you read his papers with the other you are in the real actual world of medicine--

I ask you to make the call for your own son(s) if God forbid you had to.

In closing I would request that u you stop misleading people--I do not believe that you are qualified to offer the so called info you are offering--

JMO

Get a second, third, fourth opinion if necessary. I had a serious back injury when I was 17-19 and it took 11 back specialists to figure out what was wrong. I was in terrible pain until I found that 11th doc. Find the best guy and go see him. Simple as that.

The one I took him to does surgery on alot of the pro's I really dont know who would be better than him in my location. Son came home today and said that he threw a bullpen with no pain so what is a guy to do...I have seen this problem every year so far and it usually goes away by itself but it just seems very unusual. I wanted to see if anyone else so this problem. Thanks for the comments...

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In closing I would request that u you stop misleading people--I do not believe that you are qualified to offer the so called info you are offering--

All of the people who visit my web site and ask me to evaluate their sons would disagree with you.

Of course, you're entitled to your opinion.

As am I.

DR Chris

You know what that tells me?

We are going to see a load of more arm injuries

You just dont get it do you ?

By the way what is the fee for this "evaluation"?

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We are going to see a load of more arm injuries

That's unlikely. The extent of the advice that I give people is limited to things like...

1. Don't show the ball to Center Field.

2. Don't always try to keep the fingers on top of the ball.

3. Keep the elbows at or below the levels of the shoulders.

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By the way what is the fee for this "evaluation"?

Right now, I'm not charging people.

If I do, it'll be something like $20 or $40 dollars and I'm going to reinvest the proceeds in my project and use it to buy things like better cameras.

LOL

Chris at least right now you are charging what it is worth.

When in comes to arm pain, always got to a doctor. Always.

Agree totally with Blue Jay man in Toronto.

Always see specialist/orthopedic sports physician.

Shep