👨‍⚕️💬NURSEMAID ELBOW👶🏻🧒🏻👧🏻 is a common elbow injury, especially among young children and toddlers. It occurs when a child’s elbow is pulled and one of the bones partially dislocates, giving it another name, “pulled elbow.” Your doctor may refer to it as a radial head subluxation. Typically, nursemaid elbow is found in children between the ages of 1 to 4, but can be found in slightly older children as well. Because ligaments will tighten as a child gets older, most won’t get nursemaid elbow after they turn 5 years old. 🗨👨‍⚕️How is this condition diagnosed? If your child is holding their arm in an awkward way or is complaining of pain, make an appointment. 🗨👨‍⚕️How Do Doctors Treat Nursemaid Elbow? The doctor will move the bones back into place (the subluxation will be reduced) in this manner: The child will sit on the parent or guardian's lap facing the doctor. While gently feeling the radial head with one hand, the doctor will hold the affected hand and turn it palm upward (causing supination) while fully bending (flexing) at the elbow. Alternatively, the forearm may be fully straightened with the palm inward (pronation). Often a click will be felt by the doctor and rarely may be heard.Your child will probably cry briefly during the procedure. After the reduction, movement will generally be pain free, and the child will quickly revert to using his or her arm as if nothing were ever wrong. . . . #physiotherapy #physicaltherapy #physio #pain #management #treatment #symptoms #causes #children #nursemaidselbow #radialheadsubluxation #doctor #doctors #dpt #hospital #painfree #injury #injuries #sports #anatomy #care #medicine #physical #sprain #onlinedoctor #therapy