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My 12yo son ran full speed into a wall during basketball stopping himself with his left hand/arm. considerable pain in his forearm. x-ray was negati?
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Rest and recheck: At 12 years old, your son still has growth plates. They can break without being noticeable on X-ray. If that is the case, the break is not out of place, so treatment would be just to protect it. But pulled muscles and ligaments also hurt. Wrap his arm with an ace bandage. Let him use it lightly and give him tylenol for the pain. Then give it a week. If it's still sore then, repeat the X-ray
Answered 1/25/2017
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