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Why does my arm hurt when I play baseball?
Whenever I start to throw a baseball (and football) hard over a short period of time, my arm starts to hurt from my elbow up to my bicep and upper arm. It feels like its sore but it gets to points where I can't lift my arm up. I haven't seen a doctor yet, but does anyone on here know what it could be called?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
There are three primary arm injuries from throwing baseball: 1) Elbows (usually ulnar nerves, or torn tendons) from throwing curve balls and sliders. 2) Shoulders (usually rotator cuff) from throwing too hard or too many times and it just wears out. and 3) bicep usually from a small tear in the muscle fibers from throwing too hard without proper warm up. This soreness will last all season and will usually go away from a three month rest. For some crazy reason, throwing split finger fastballs seems to take its toll on biceps too. That's why there are only 5 splitters in the Bigs, and three are from Japan and 2 from Cuba. Don't throw a splitter. And in the offseason do alot of pushups, not curls. Curls hurt hitting and throwing and are only for looks.
Source(s): catcher for 23 years
