WAG elbow pain

[gymnastca25]

9 year old dd was doing front tucks over a barrel last night. She said she fell and caught herself placing her hands on floor. She said her inner elbow hurts. She went on to do press handstands on the beam last night. She is complaining of more pain this morning and does not want to bear weight on her arms. Could it just be stiffness or should I take her for x-rays?

 

[Rockygym]

Take her in...

 

[gymnastca25]

Yes I guess it is better to err on side of caution.

 

[mariposa]

I would take her in. Could have hyper extended it or even something more serious. Always better to err on the side of caution.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

take her in.

 

[SignHere]

You never know, she could also have torn something. My DD ended up with the " Tommy John" injury doing gymnastics. ( torn medial collateral elbow ligament)

 

[gymnastca25]

Urgent care or ortho??

 

[Dora Cola]

Ortho

 

[rjb123]

ortho

 

[gymmomtoo]

Ortho and my daughter hyperextended her elbow vaulting last year and it turned out to be a fracture (and now it appears she also tore cartilage in the elbow--surgery for that is next week), so Go Now to make sure it's nothing serious!

 

[gymnastca25]

Went to urgent care for X-ray. Will go to ortho if needed. I could not get into ortho quickly.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

9 year old dd was doing front tucks over a barrel last night. She said she fell and caught herself placing her hands on floor. She said her inner elbow hurts. She went on to do press handstands on the beam last night. She is complaining of more pain this morning and does not want to bear weight on her arms. Could it just be stiffness or should I take her for x-rays?

and WHY was a 9 year old doing fronts over a barrel? just plain stooooooooooooooopid.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

and before someone comments...this is yet another "thing" that we've never done while producing level 10's and Elites. show me video of the Russians, Romanians, Chinese, Bulgarians, or the Ranch etc; doing something like this and then i'll be proven wrong.

 

[gymnastca25]

They said bicep strain but will see if it improves with rest over next few days.

 

[gymnastca25]

Doing X-rays now

 

[scanlri]

My dd struggled with and recovered from a growth plate fracture in her elbow this fall/winter. After being back a few weeks, she fell and caught herself with her hand the same way you describe. It turned out to be a muscle strain and ligament sprain. Ice, Rest, Compression, and a great sports therapist (used ART technique) and she was good to go again in a week and a half. Good luck and wishes for a quick recovery

 

[gymnastca25]

Thanks! X-ray showed no fractures. So it will be ice and rest.

 

[gymnastca25]

Should I take her to PT?

 

[Dka]

Make sure an ortho sees it. My dd fractured her elbow after we initially thought it was a sprain... Thank goodness we saw the ortho right away

 

[scanlri]

I agree with ortho. We did see the ortho first and ruled out anything major. We work with PT and a Chiropractor that specializes in sports medicine. We have found that for her it is a must have for maintenance and recovery in general. (The ART really helps with recovery).