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swimmer98
swimmer98: 1 year ago | Last edited at 6:51PM on 7/16/2011

What could be wrong with my arm?

Whenever I stretch my left arm, I have a really sharp pain in my elbow, and it has been like that for a couple days now. I went to a waterpark and went into the wave pool and it has been hurting ever since.

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lswrocks
lswrocks: 1 year ago

Could have pulled a muscle

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Cali._3849
Cali._3849: 1 year ago

Well you could of pulled a muscle while swimming or doing a hard upper body workout.

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Jenkins3
Jenkins3: 1 year ago

what did you do to it

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MadMarcus15
MadMarcus15: 1 year ago | Last edited at 6:47PM on 7/16/2011

Probably a hurt bone or a pulled muscle.

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pitbull123
pitbull123: 1 year ago

Well your user name says swimmer so u probably pulled a muscle while swimming

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TheDazzle239
TheDazzle239: 1 year ago

Maybe you pinched a nerve or have a slight bone fracture (crack). Just nurse it along or if it really gets worse, better see a Doctor and get an x-ray.

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AmericanEagle385
AmericanEagle385: 1 year ago

Maybe you pulled a muscle.

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daisy309
daisy309: 1 year ago

I guess the question is, did you just start swimming? If you did, it could be your elbow getting used to the exercise. Perfectly normal to get pains when starting a new exercise. Just take it easy, keep swimming but not as vigorously. It may hurt but you gotta keep it in motion or it will continue hurting! You can take Tylenol or advil when you go to exercise to help reduce pain. Good luck. Swimming is very good! If you have been swimming for a while now, maybe you twisted it or did something to injure it? Get it checked out If thats the case.

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ClaraListensprechen
ClaraListensprechen: 1 year ago

There are multiple causes of a pain like that and the best person to actually identify what it is specifically would be a doctor.

Something that I do know about, carpel tunnel syndrome, might originate in the wrist bu the nerves there run all the way up through the elbow, through the shoulder and across the back, and can cause headaches even though it seems the wrist is fine at the time.

The only real answer to your question, though, is to go see a doctor.

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toni6383
toni6383: 1 year ago

Could be the inflammation of the tendon Ice it and in a couple of days it is not better go to your Dr.

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cutechica1983
cutechica1983: 1 year ago

Pinched nerve.

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Ricky117
Ricky117: 1 year ago

Pulled muscle,crAcked bone or u hit ur funny bone hard

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