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Can't straighten elbow
Limited elbow extension is a clinical finding in which the elbow cannot be straightened, often due to injury, nerve damage, or muscle weakness.
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A 36-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Can't straighten elbow?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I am experiencing elbow pain. The following also describes me: Can't straighten elbow. What should I do?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am experiencing elbow pain and can't straighten elbow. The following also describes me: Elbow tenderness. What should I do?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can cortisone inj to elbow joint cause a change in radial collateral ligament of elbow joint? As i can't straighten elbow and suffering sharp pain
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A female asked:
Why can't i straighten my elbow, touch my hand to shoulder, nor turn left hand palms up after falling on my arm 4 weeks ago? 4 weeks ago i tried to break my fall by extending left arm and falling onto my palm while rollerblading. I weigh 220 and my arm to
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A 31-year old female asked:
My husband was playing football yesterday, woke up and cant straighten his arm. Has intense pain in his elbow. He doesn't remember hurting it.
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A 24-year old female asked:
If part of my elbow is out of place, would i know? I fell on it and cannot fully straighten it.
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A 17-year old female asked:
My right elbow really hurts to straighten or bend, feels like there's something in there hurts to grip things and use it for things I've had it 3weeks?
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A 44-year old asked:
When i straighten my arm my elbow is in pain. How do I treat this pain?
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A 30-year old asked:
When i straighten my arm my elbow is in pain. Did i injure it without knowing?
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A 50-year old female asked:
While lifting 10 lbs. Felt pop in inner elbow area. Now cant fully strten or bend arm w/o pain. What did I do?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I sometimes have pain just above my elbow when i bends it, and my elbow gives a little pop sound whenever i bend it and then straighten it, what's that?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Fell a few weeks ago and landed on my elbow, now it hurts to straighten out my arm, what could be wrong?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I started weight lifting again and my elbow hurts when i try to straighten it How can i make it go away ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
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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A 17-year old female asked:
Hello I broke my elbow in a trampolining accident a year ago and I was told that after roughly 10 weeks I would be able to straighten my arm again, a year has passed and I still cannot straighten my arm, also I have developed an issue where my arm will so
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A 16-year old male asked:
Why does my elbow crack and hurt when I straighten it? Do I need surgery?
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A 43-year old male asked:
I have pain in my left elbow when i straighten it, and it is sore to the touch. What do you think it is?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why does my outer elbow hurt when i try to straighten my arm? I was lifting weights could that be the reason?
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A 54-year old male asked:
I have elbow tendonitis, after working out my right elbow cannot straighten out it also clicks all the time, what?
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A female asked:
My brother hit me above the elbow with a utensial and its swollen and when i try to straighten arm it hurts i dont want it to be broken?
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A female asked:
Im having pain in my right shoulder going down thru my elbow and forearm. I cant graps anything with out pain and i have very little strength.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I'm having a sharp pain in my elbow. It hurts whenever I straighten out my arm and then try to bend it after. Mostly around the top part of my elbow.
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A female asked:
I hit my elbow against a corner and a day later, it still has a lot of pain and is swollen. When ever I bend it or straighten it out there is a pull.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Last night at softball practice i dove for a ball and hit my elbow on the ground.It now is swollen and hurts to straighten it.Should i get it checked?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Hi, when I straighten my arms, my elbows click and numbness. Tendonitus or arthritus? Possibility
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A 31-year old asked:
Having elbow pain and can't straighten arms, help?
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A 54-year old male asked:
When I do pushups my elbows make a popping sound, no pain. One pop when arm straighten. What?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have numbness and pain in my right forearm and when i bend and straighten my elbow it hurts what could be wrong?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My right arm is hurting really bad. Mainly in elbow area can't straighten my arm and can feel crunching in elbow . I haven't injured it what is it?
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