United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

I'm 15 years old. The last month or so my arm has seemed to be very tight/stiff. I wear a Dyna Splint at night to straighten my elbow. However, it does not seem to be working!
My arm feels as though it's "turning inward". Can't think of any other terminology. I am not as active as I was a year or so ago...Could this be a factor?

Thanks!
Sarah

if you are not getting enough excercise, it can get stiff on you. try doing more excercise. or at least as much as you were once doing. i have found that if i go even one day without my excercises, my hand starts to get stiff. the best thing i have found is water excercises. the ymca has a lot of water excercise classes. you dont even have to know how to swim. it is cool. its like dance class but in the water.

Excercises in a warm water pool is extremely helpful as in water you get more resistance and you get twice the results for your efforts in the water than out of water!
HUggz,
"Gramma" Carolyn J
LOBPI/73

Thanks! I'll have to look into it.
Does anybody have a different elbow in their BPI side? Mine is much different. My mom is scared that it could be forming a bone block, or something of that nature

Sarah, What do you mean "different? Can you describe it? or post a picture?
Carolyn J
LOBPI/73

Sorry for the delayed response. Anyway, my right elbow is more "boney" if that makes sense. It's a bit larger than my left and it does not go to the same kind of point as my left. I actually just went to the doctor and they did xrays. He said that it is a little different than my left. He said he believes it's just from not using it as much

Almost all adults who post here have smaller BPI arms,elbows included, than our unaffected ones.since each person's injuries are a different, the elbow thing is different too.
Carolyn J
LOBPI/73+