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Whether you have elbow questions about the ulnar collateral ligament, tendonitis, tennis elbow, or any other elbow or hand injury, you are in the right place. This page of sports injury questions is dedicated to everything about the elbow and hand.

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Other Elbow/Hand Questions and Answers

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Bruised (I think) hand from batting
I was batting in a senior league baseball game and hit an inside pitch. Big time pain for about an hour after that in the web of the hand (between thumb ...

my jammed finger from almost 4 days ago..
well, i jammed my thumb about 4 or 5 days ago and it has been swelling like 2x its normal size. i was throwing the football and it hit it wrong like right ...

Question - Jammed Elbow or Not??
My arm(extended all the way out)took a direct hit from a person running, it hyperextended my arm. Now I have a horrible pain in my elbow when I try to ...

Question - Radial Head Fracture
This is not a sports injury, but 3 months ago I got hit by a reversing car. Once of my injuries was a radial head fracture to my right elbow. Even though ...

Is My Elbow Jammed?
Was riding my bike and a car pulled in front of me. I went to go turn and then hit a gravel patch. Was falling onto my side and stuck my hand out. I got ...

Question - Is this tennis elbow, if not what?
I have noticed that recently the area on the above my left elbow on the outside will begin to twitch slightly while doing push ups. There is also discomfort ...

Question - Sprained Wrist (5 weeks with continued pain)
Its been 5 weeks since I sprained my wrist. (I had broken it once when I was 12 it did not set right so the doctor broke it again in the hospital when ...

Question - Fracture - navicular, carpal, closed
For how long does the wrist have to be immobilized?

Question - Jammed finger? (x-ray or not)
Should i get and x-ray if my finger was hit by a ball and swelled to the size of my thumb (about).

Question - Sprained Wrist (thumb/palm/wrist pain)
I have pain that goes from my thumb to the palm of my hand and into my wrist, could i have sprained it? It also gets stiff quite often, especially when ...

Name for the front(inside) of the elbow?
I am a Health Records Technician and learned in my course-at least I thought I learned- that the IV site on the inside of the elbow is called decubitus....

Question - Wrist Injury (pain after fall)
I fell and injured my wrist 12 days ago trying to break the fall. I had some swelling and pain in the wrist when I move it. It is now not swollen anymore ...

Question - Jammed Thumb (water polo)
I jammed the top joint of my thumb today in water polo. What can I do to help it heal as quickly as possible?

I'm wondering whether i should try to ...

Question - Sprained wrist - left untreated
i sprained my wrist a couple years ago doing a cartwheel (gone wrong), and just wrapped it in an ace bandage.. it has hurt on and off since then, but lately ...

Question - Jammed Thumb
I jammed my thumb playing basketball. Is it a good idea to pull it and keep moving it around?

Question - Sprained Wrist (exercises)
Thank you for the informative article on sprained wrists. I injured my wrist two weeks ago (I fell on the skateboard), and there is little pain in some ...

Question - Elbow Pain - Chronic
Based on what I've seen here, there is some sort of degenerative damage to my UCL. It hurts constantly but especially when lifting.

I am 38 and do not ...

Salter Harris Fracture of the Middle Finger
Will I still be able to play baseball?
How bad could my finger have gotten if someone pulled it and it popped at the middle joint of my middle finger?...

Question - Wrist Sprain (Pain Levels)
How much does a wrist sprain hurt?

Question - Wrist Injury Possible Fracture?
I fell from standing in a kitchen chair last Thursday night and landed with all my weight(250 lbs) on my left wrist.

I went to the E.R. on Friday ...

Question - Wrist Injury
I fell on my hand 7 months ago and had an arthroscopy on my wrist two months later. At the time, my doctor told me that it would take 3 - 4 months for ...

Question - Dislocation of the Carpal Bones
I fell and and thought I broke my hand.
Went to the E.R., had an X-ray and the doctor said I didn't break anything, but when I got up the fourth and fifth ...

Question - Elbow Pain
I have begun weight training in the gym. Last month I felt a discomfort in my right elbow. Specifically on the inside, right at the joint. I think it is ...

Can't Straighten Arm (Elbow) Not rated yet
I was playing hockey 3 months ago and as I was swinging to hit the ball my arm was at full stretch and a player met my elbow with his shoulder, My elbow ...

Question - Elbow Injury (pain with weight lifting) Not rated yet
I been lifting light weights everything was going well and I was progressing. The following day, my elbow was quite painful. It seems to get worse when ...

Question - Wrist Sprain Not rated yet
What is the recovery time of a wrist sprain? Can I still play football?

Question - Broken Arm Not rated yet
I broke my arm above my elbow and the doctor only left the cast on for 2 weeks. Its been 5 weeks since it happened and its still completely broken why?...

Question - Broken Wrist Pain Not rated yet
I broke my wrist 2 weeks ago. I was wondering when the pain will go away. It is still quite sore; in a cast until April 28.

Answer - Bart@SII

Sorry ...

Question - Finger Taping Not rated yet
Should a sprained finger be taped to its neighbor and why?

Answer - Bart @ SII:

A sprained finger can be taped to its neighbor to help provide ...

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