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.
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.
chuymatt@startrek.website 1 day 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.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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.
chuymatt@startrek.website 1 day ago
Typically, the sling is to reduce the chance of repeat injury, not for pain.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well according to the doc that’s not a concern unless the same force is applied again.