Did I Tear My UCL? | 3 Tests

Did I Tear My UCL? | 3 Tests
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[@MrWhitelightning73]

A nasty arm bar from 11 years ago has come back to haunt me now. I didn’t feel pain with these exercises so I’m glad. Thanks for sharing

[@samv1010]

im sad because it definitely hurts when i do that

[@OverheadAthletics]

Give it a couple weeks and retest if you’re still having pain get set up with a respected elbow sports medicine doc

[@samv1010]

@@OverheadAthletics i'm going to go see a doc, the pain has not gone away in over a month. im just scared to get tj plus im already 21 and i would miss my whole college junior season

[@SCOOTERstreams]

​@samv1010 I feel for you. Regardless of how you're doing now, I know injuries are hard. The sense that your body failed you or you failed to prepare your body. I hope you're doing well. If you did have to go the surgery/rehab route face it head on with passion, patience, and positively. There are also ways in some college sanctions to regain a year of college eligibility after being sideline due to injury.

[@DaReaIJesus]

@@samv1010I know it’s 6 months later but what ended up happening to you? Hopefully all is well

[@samv1010]

@@DaReaIJesus i ended up not throwing for 4 months and really focused on strength in my arm and forearm. now i'm back throwing pain free and the test he shows in this video no longer hurts! God is good!!!

[@MrPschocher]

Very helpful, checked after I felt some pain in my elbow at work, I’ll give it a week. Thank you

[@OverheadAthletics]

👍🏻

[@marchhair01]

I’m a RN and really appreciate the succinct informative vid. Thanks. I’m testing my son tonight (Christmas Eve!)

[@OverheadAthletics]

Hoping for the best for him

[@ianstrack114]

I have had pain for a month in my ucl that has not gone away. Anytime I throw sharp pain. I am getting a mri on Friday.

[@carterbig3633]

Update????

[@maxparish2255]

Thank you bro this put my hypochondriac mind to ease, I am definitely dealing with tendonitis though.

[@OverheadAthletics]

Glad to hear it!

[@namikazeomar8001]

Any sudden lateral movement hurts my ucl but i can do any other exercises not involving lateral movement. Its been a month, should i do some light lateral exercises? At the time of the injury, i felt a cracking sound while armwrestling

[@tylersamuel8270]

thank you i thought i tore my ucl playing ball my ucl was in extreme pain didn't do anything about it stupid i know two weeks later my arm was feeling a lot better saw your video did the tests to see if i tore my ucl because i was still sore after playing light catch but none of the tests made me feel any discomfort or pain so i probably pissed off a nerve or strained it but thankfully its not torn

[@OverheadAthletics]

Awesome!

[@rosscardenas6636]

i had a small strain in my left arm, from weighted punches. took me out of commission for a couple of weeks.

[@simbasaysmanga]

I got caught in an arm bar a week ago. I heard 4 pops and at the time I felt pain but now I don’t feel much. I did the tests and I didn’t feel anything funny. I only feel a little pain when I flex my bicep (like I’m trying to touch my shoulder) or do an overhead press. Any thoughts ? Great video by the way 🙏🏽

[@Fanzmahn]

1st two, I felt nothing the 3rd 0ne a little pain. My issue is clearly right on where the UCL joins the funny bone precisely where you pointed, when it inflames I can feel it with my fingers. It has been 14 months now with this issue and an ultrasound says its fine but it is clearly not, what can I do?

[@OverheadAthletics]

Sorry to hear that. I don’t know what you have already done for it but I would recommend about 2-4 weeks of rest, and then physical therapy to help strengthen the surrounding structures. You can also do some exercises at home that can help alleviate some of the symptoms. Here are a couple videos that we made that show you some of those exercises. Hope these help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3-QZGdul8poi6Mfeature=shared kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-2YXWims-bn7cfeature=shared

[@javtimestwo]

2 weeks ago I woke up with right elbow discomfort focused on the point on my elbow. I figured it was sleeping on the arm awkwardly. We all have done that, right? The soreness lasted several days which is unusual because my elbow has never felt pain previously. When walking up the stairs as I pushed off the rail with my right arm, I heard a pop sound. That was about 10 days ago now. I noticed when I flex my elbow I can hear a "crackling noise" and when I flex my elbow I do feel pain. The pain is much more prominent when I flex my elbow. Any thoughts?

[@nitti5691]

What would be pain above elbow/ lower bicep more on the inner side where less of the muscle is? if that makes sense lol (almost like under bicep)

[@connergalles7106]

So like where the forearm and bicep look like? Or on the side of the arm above elbow or below?

[@JewkedOut]

This is exactly what I have. Let me know if you figured it out lol

[@bodacious117]

Is the first one you did a good stretch before throwing?

[@OverheadAthletics]

No it’s a ligament test not a stretch

[@colinanderson3492]

3rd one doesnt feel good but the first two feel fine. Hurt it yesterday while jump serving in volleyball

[@OverheadAthletics]

Focus on the first 2 for now!

[@yeahyeah6556]

is it normal for the elbow to make a clicking/poping by noise if you have a injured ucl?

[@OverheadAthletics]

It is certainly possible if the elbow is unstable

[@simonhughes504]

Why would elbow area hurt on some pitches and feel perfectly fine on others, would that indicate tear or sprain or something else

[@DTUFINOPhotography]

i think i may have strainged my upper forearm, my grip is super weak, no bruising, but i was moving a desk and felt a pop then slight pain and discomfort, i ived it immediately and took some anti inflamatory but when i grip anything, it hurts right where the elbow folds in the spot where doctors usually draw blood from....sucks majorly because ive been resting my opposite arm due to a slightly torn labral tear in my shoulder. not sure what to do, been at the doctors office more this year than any other year in my life.

[@Ryuga31823]

Im gonna say i strained it, but i also haven't seen much improvement after a month of having this injury. Right above the ulna bone on the inside of my elbow, left side of right arm. What sucks is at the same time, i pulled a muscle in my shoulder/bicep so the healing is taking a long time💀

[@OverheadAthletics]

Rest up!

[@Ryuga31823]

@@OverheadAthletics yea :/ what sucks is I also have a rotator cuff injury in my shoulder in the same arm. how much time do you think I'll need without having surgery? that's a last option for me

[@Wyatt_bowhunting]

@@Ryuga318232 months if it doesn’t start to get better, slowly try doing some j-band workouts with it as well and it should start getting better as you strength it but if there is any discomfort or sharp pain while starting stop because there is probably a small tear or even worse

[@user-sz4uk6my8l]

What does it mean if it doesn’t hurt while I do it but it kinda flares up right after the exercise?

[@RickWolffTV]

re what you say at 2:00 - what might a pop and sore sensation in THAT area indicate?

[@vapordruid]

I had this happen last week. I was trying to lift something too heavy and much of the weight was on my elbow., it hyperextended and I heard a pop, felt heat in the bicep and forearm on either side of the elbow. Now 1 week later, it's too sore to wipe or shower with my injured arm. And so much bruising. Sorry for the TMI.

[@RickWolffTV]

@@vapordruid sorry to hear this - I myself didn't have that - inside crook of elbow (where flexed biceps meet forearm) feels tight and fatigues when I lift heavy - but I can lift. no bruising. our situations or degrees may be different - perhaps the OP will chime in

[@codyford6188]

Thank you so much! I have been having on and off pain on the inside of my elbow for the last month or so. I looked up test for Torn UCL and this is the first thing that came up. I did all these tests and none of them hurt. However, the inside of my elbow hurts worse after throwing for long periods of time (pitching and throwing from the outfield). Do you happen to know why this is happening?

[@raz0rquack]

Put some ice on it, and rest it for a few weeks. It’s probably irritated

[@SM-tg7yw]

3 for 3, BJJ injury

[@izanmaciasgallardo1658]

what does it mean if it hurts when i apply max force with the tested arm in test 1s position?

[@lvl18abilities]

it's been a few years and it still hurts :(

[@OverheadAthletics]

I’d get an MRI

[@connergalles7106]

Dont play league of legends or a game that makes you click a lot or whatever for a while. If you do stretches it'll go away

[@lvl18abilities]

@@connergalles7106 that's not how it works but thanks for your support

[@connergalles7106]

@@lvl18abilities That is how it works because you have to instead stop focusing on being repetitive and focus on slow movements that'll help it, just like with any joint pain

[@lvl18abilities]

@connergalles7106 damn whered you find this information? Literature from the fukin 1930s? Bro any good doctor and exercise science student from this time knows that movement is the key to healing injuries. It's called active recovery, it has more positive influence in injury rehab than completely not moving, moving in a way that doesn't aggravate the injury. Clicking mouse barely activates the muscles connected to the ucl site. Stretching alone won't help stabilization of the joint, it requires EXERCISE, to strengthen

[@tpritchard03]

If you are taking time off from throwing to see if the condition improves, can you continue hitting?

[@OverheadAthletics]

Typically yes

[@daquillatube3693]

what about higher than that about half way up on the inside of the elbow not quite to the bicep but higher than ucl

[@joseph.falken2015]

same here, back of the arm. update?

[@lenthehen9290]

I throw javelin and have been experiencing elbow pain for several months, I only felt pain in the last test, any suggestions?

[@OverheadAthletics]

I’d consider seeing a sports medicine doc. Imaging maybe indicated. In the mean time check out some videos on my channel regarding strengthening of the forearm.

[@pieoh]

tried all these tests and they all caused pain where the ucl is between the 2 bones going to gey a mri on monday.

[@OverheadAthletics]

Goodluck!

[@lewisjones1123]

1st test I have pain

[@bigkit9963]

Pretty sure I’m never throwing a ball again my elbow got 💩 on

[@rickscarfia3835]

This was more painful to watch than my injury. 😮

[@waaaterbotttle]

I have pain imbetween the two boney parts you showed but never had and visual bruising i can still throw full force but it hurts sometimes more than other times and its tender on the bottom side of the area

[@Ryuga31823]

Dude I'm going through this rn because I lifted something too heavy. I'm gonna guess a partial tear, or a pulled ucl tendon or something. Did you get yours diagnosed? How are you feeling now?

[@Wyatt_bowhunting]

I’d think it’s a small tear cause I have the same

[@waaaterbotttle]

@Ryuga31823 I can't really feel it now but it's been like 4 months since it happened

[@trifonovfan9819]

Like Ohtani?

[@user-ve3ot4ci1w]

None of them hurt but my inner elbow is shore

[@OverheadAthletics]

Rest it up and make sure you get your throwing mechanics evaluated

[@Roger-tv7sf]

If I inject stem cells will it heal

[@brendongathings5306]

Everyone is different. I had a complete rupture. I would ask your doctor.

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

Or give you cancer. Either way, it's something.

[@shaunthompson3675]

What would be middle elbow just under bicep when throwing?

[@OverheadAthletics]

Sounds like the biceps tendon or brachialis muscle which are often irritated if your mechanics aren’t as clean as they need to be.