Elbow pain from baseball?

Question

Hi everyone,
About a month and a half ago I was diagnosed with a torn UCL from baseball in my right elbow. I went back to the doctor after I had my MRI and the MRI was negative, and I apparently just had tendonitis.
I took a strong anti-inflammatory med twice each day for a month and didn't play any baseball. We started having summer practice again and in our first game, I pitched an inning in relief. I threw hard and the only pain I had was under my shoulder blade, probably from not throwing much over the last month.
Yesterday, I was pitching. I had a quick 7 pitch inning and felt fine, but in the second inning, I had to throw a lot of pitches and my arm started killing me. I finish up the inning but it was a similar pain from before. A stiff, tight, radiating pain from the inside of my funny bone that radiates to the middle of my elbow and up the underside of my arm.
It affects everything I do and I've about had it with pitching. It only starts if I throw consistently..

hard (like pitching.) If I'm playing second base or right field, it doesn't hurt at all because I don't have to make a lot of throws. I'm not even 16, so I don't want to ruin my arm for the rest of my life. I've taken aspirin, the anti-inflammatory meds, and iced my elbow + heated it. What else can I do?

Answer 1

damn, I know nothing about this, but I know whenever I tried to pitch my arm hurt a lot which is why I now am a full time CF. Good luck.

Answer 2

First of all, you should consult an orthopedic surgeon with expertise in sports medicine. He may be able to also recommend a good trainer or physical therapist.

You have an overuse syndrome. I don't think you are too old for little league elbow which results from repetative twisting, especially from throwing curve balls. The shoulder pain suggests inflammation around the rotator cuff.

Finally, your coach should recognize your limits. Even multi-million per year major league pitchers are rotated, and some are limited to a certain number of pitches per game.