I am a baseball pitcher and my elbow really hurts on my throwing arm....what should i do?

Answer 1

ok brian
tell coach tood you cant pitch and tell him quinn should pitch
then ice your arm

your friend on the phillies,
quinn

Answer 2

Stop throwing immediately. Pitchers that need Tommy John surgery always complain about their elbows first. Really it's the Ulnar ligament that is hurting.

I used to have this same problem where after playing catch or pitching i wouldn't be able to hold a gatorade bottle without my arm shaking uncontrollably. Luckily it was tendinitis (or Tennis/Golf elbow whatever you prefer). Rest and ice will do the trick.

When push comes to shove Ice beats heat any day for sore muscles.

Answer 3

this same thing happened to me from about the age of 12 to just before the start of my last season, so about 6 years. every year my elbow would hurt when other players complained that their shoulders were sore. finally, i got a new pitching coach and he saw i was whipping my arm around instead of throwing it over the top and it was straining my elbow. so he changed my mechanics and everything worked out great. i had more endurance and after i pitched my shoulder would be sore and not my elbow. its hard to enplain what whipping it is, but i wasnt throwing over the top. he said if that didnt help to go get exercises from a chiropractor or a sports doctor, im glad i didnt have to do that. good luck,

Answer 4

I play softball and baseball and am a pitcher 2. I've heard from experts to ice it right after pitching and then later put heat on it. If it continues to hurt, consult a doctor. You might've pulled a muscle, also.

Answer 5

Stop throwing and go see a doctor. Don't try to diagnose your own case and you want to be 100% certain that there is no underlying problem. I have seen too many problems over the years that have actually ended a young players baseball playing days because of a problem that went untreated.

Answer 6

Try not to move it, ice it down, wrap it in an Ace bandage, take some ibuprofen or your pain med of choice. It also might not be a bad idea to rub some Ben Gay or something like that on it too. If it's really bad, and you have to pitch soon, see a doctor.

Answer 7

Ice it. And maybe go to the doctor. There might be a problem with your elbow that could require medical attention.

Answer 8

checked out what Mike Marshall teaches? May want to consider altering your pitching mechanics where you put less stress on the elbow.

Answer 9

Sounds like a strain. Let the doc have a look at it, you may need to rest it or some cream might do the trick.

Answer 10

Stretch and put ice on it, I know how it feels, I was a pitcher.