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Yup, that’s called nurse maid’s elbow. It’s incredibly common. It’s almost always caused by a kid trying to yank themselves away. And it happens because at that young the tendons aren’t strong enough to hold that amount of weight/tension.

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chuymatt@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
And putting it back is an easy process, if you know how to do it. Pain almost immediately goes away, though they need to be in a sling.

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- CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  though they need to be in a sling.
  
  Not true, my son got nurse maid’s elbow. He was crying almost non-stop for 5 hours between it happening to the doctor walking into the doctor’s room. The instant the doctor manipulated his arm he stopped crying and it was like nothing happened.
  
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  - chuymatt@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Typically, the sling is to reduce the chance of repeat injury, not for pain.
    
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    CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Well according to the doc that’s not a concern unless the same force is applied again.
    
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