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3 weeks and a day ago DS fell at school recess. He was playing tag, running on concrete. Another kid (not playing tag) kicked a ball, it rolled in front of DS as he ran by, he tripped on it. Another kid told him that he "looked like Superman for a few seconds". So apparently he flew through the air before landing on the concrete on his elbow. He had scrapes on his elbow, it was swollen. Went to the orthopedist and there was a buckle fracture. He was put in a cast for 3 weeks (almost - it was 3 weeks on Monday; but the cast came off Friday). the doctor said that once he had full mobility in the elbow back he could start working on strength. By Friday night he could fully extend his arm and fully bend it.
For the weekend he swam; but that was about it. He went to practice on Monday and mostly worked on strength stuff; but insisted that his elbow didn't hurt at all. He tried a back handspring. His elbow didn't hurt at all; but his wrist did.
He tried the mushroom. Elbow was fine, wrist hurt.
Back to just strength stuff.
Today he didn't do much of anything; but when I asked he said his elbow still hurts. He said it hurts for stuff like back handsprings and pommel; but that it is fine for little things like cartwheels. He then showed me. Except that it hurt.
He showed me where it hurts and it is where he did have a scrape from his fall. We never even checked the wrist since the elbow is what he was complaining about. But now I'm wondering if something is up with the wrist and the elbow just hurt MORE at the time, so that is what he was focused on.
I'm going to call the orthopedist in the morning to hopefully get him in to get the wrist checked out. Fingers crossed it is just sore from being in the cast; but it still has point tenderness right where one of the scrapes was (the scrape is healed; but the skin is pink where it has healed).
For the weekend he swam; but that was about it. He went to practice on Monday and mostly worked on strength stuff; but insisted that his elbow didn't hurt at all. He tried a back handspring. His elbow didn't hurt at all; but his wrist did.


Today he didn't do much of anything; but when I asked he said his elbow still hurts. He said it hurts for stuff like back handsprings and pommel; but that it is fine for little things like cartwheels. He then showed me. Except that it hurt.

He showed me where it hurts and it is where he did have a scrape from his fall. We never even checked the wrist since the elbow is what he was complaining about. But now I'm wondering if something is up with the wrist and the elbow just hurt MORE at the time, so that is what he was focused on.
I'm going to call the orthopedist in the morning to hopefully get him in to get the wrist checked out. Fingers crossed it is just sore from being in the cast; but it still has point tenderness right where one of the scrapes was (the scrape is healed; but the skin is pink where it has healed).