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Hello! i hit my elbow extremely hard yesterday, over 12 hours ago. it hurt more than ever before, but it hurts now to bend, straighten, or stretch it.
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Trauma: Get it checked out, in the meantime, ice, meds like Motrin to help with swelling and inflammation and x-ray to rule out fracture and visit to your md soon.
Answered 6/30/2014
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