What's Wrong With My Elbow

[Mac_Cheese]

I Play Softball & I Have Never Had Trouble With My Arm or Elbow Before. Then About 2 Months Ago My Elbow started hurting. It Hasnt Stopted this whole time. I took about 3 weeks off softball and it still didnt stop, it just wasnt as severe as when i was playing everyday. It hurts so bad when i throw. I can not put hardly any force on the ball and it kills me to snap down because it hurts so bad. Sometimes i can even feel it pop, and every once in a while when i put force on  i can hear it pop and crack. It pulls at my forarm and my upper arm but the pain mainly stays at my elbow. . The pain is only on my inner elbow when im no using it. It even hurts to just do nothing with my arm. It throbs alot and no matter how much i ice it, it just keeps hurting.

[dr_simran]

Hello Mac_Cheese

It seems you have been suffering from tennis elbow which is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and tender. It's a condition that is commonly associated with playing tennis,  though the injury can happen to almost anybody. The condition is more formally known as lateral epicondylitis ("inflammation to the outside elbow bone"), lateral epicondylosis, or simply lateral elbow pain.' You could read more about this at the following link -
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00068
'Initial treatment of tennis elbow usually involves self-care steps including rest, icing the area and use of acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) or naproxen (Aleve, others).'


It would be advisable to consult your doctor for a confirmed diagnosis and to  plan the further management.

Best