Can you Get injured really bad by a softball hitting you in the fore arm?
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I don't know about that but these middle aged softballers are dropping like flies from coronaries right on the field. They should post warning signs for these guys. "Over Forty slow the sporty"
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DO NOT THROW EVERYDAY.  This will hurt your arm in more ways than you can imagine.\n\nDO NOT THROW CURVES.  This will also hurt your arm and will actually shorten your career.  You shouldn't start throwing any curve balls, sliders or cutters until you are in college or in a minor league system for a major league team and then, an instructor will show you how to do it.\n\nThere are plenty of instructional videos out there for kids like you.
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sorry i cant give you any advice i am a volleyball player, outside hitter, i actually have my own problems with my swing but i just thought you should know the whole pithcing thing is totally hot i love watching baseball one of my fav sports that i could never play!!!
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if your play buddy was infected and there was blood contact between your willy and his butt, then it has a very high risk! even if you only have a very small bruise on your prick...
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Yes you can steal in softball, as soon as it leaves the pitchers hand you can go. In baseball you can go whenever. others have mentioned the innings. However the person commenting that the ball is not as hard obviously has never held or been hit by a "soft"ball. there is nothing soft about it. Also, intentional walks are not allowed in softball like they are in baseball and if the pitcher is going to in both sports they have to throw 4 balls, nothing stopping the batter from hitting or swinging at a bad pitch. The other thing is that there is not requirements for an arch unless you are playing slow pitch.
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Yes it can result in injuries
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Now I know you are goofy.\n\nIt is dislocated if you mean when the arm comes out of join It is very painful and you would not be here asking if it happened to you. And yes, it can be serious.\n\nIf you mislocated your arm, I suggest you look under the sofa cushion. That is where I last saw it.
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I've played goal at a pretty competitive level for the past several years and I've had some really nasty bruises from slapshots that snuck under a pad or hit me in an unprotected area. I've also strained the ligaments in my knee pretty bad and aggravated an old lower back injury several times. All in all, though, I've been pretty fortunate as well. No broken bones or missing teeth!
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If it feels like a sharp catching pain, it might be a bone spur.  Sometimes those develop due to overuse or injury (my dad has one in a shoulder from an old high school football injury and my best friend had surgery on a shoulder spur after tripping and falling during a track hurdles practice).  They are common and don't always require surgery, but often can be fixed arthroscopically.  I would call your doc and ask them to refer you to a sports med orthopaedist.  I wouldn't ignore the injury, because although it might just be a strain, many pro baseball players (pitchers in particular) DO develop problems in their throwing arms (John Smoltz had to have Tommy John surgery on his).  If it is something like that developing and it goes untreated, it could eventually become bad enough that it prevents you from playing at all.  You lose nothing by going to the doc for a few x rays, and you may either gain peace of mind in hearing that it is a minor sprain or strain or get treatment for a developing problem that would otherwise leave you in constant pain if left over time.  GL and hope this helps you!\n\nBone spurs, also known as osteophytes, are bony projections that form along joints. Bone spurs form due to the body's increase of a damaged (usually due to arthritis) joint's surface area in a futile attempt to improve weight distribution. However, they usually limit joint movement and typically cause pain.\n\nBone spurs form naturally on the spine as a person ages and are a sign of degeneration in the spine. In this case the spurs are not the source of back pains, but instead a common symptom of the problem.\n\nSpurs can also appear on the feet, either along toes or the heel.\n\nHeberden's nodes are osteophytes at the DIP joint. Bouchard's nodes are osteophytes of the PIP joints.\n\nHere is another article on pitching injuries - it could be your technique!\n\nThe most common causes of pitching arm injuries to high school, college and professional pitchers are overload, overuse, lack of proper conditioning, and improper throwing mechanics. \nOverload is the result of throwing too many pitches during one outing. Maximum pitch counts for various age groups, or for an individual pitcher’s normal strength and stamina, are effective in preventing overload. \n\nOveruse is the result of pitching too often and not having an adequate recovery time or a good arm maintenance program (stretching, running, strengthening, throwing) between pitching assignments. Coaches and trainers should be aware that each individual pitcher varies in arm strength, arm fatigue, arm tightness and soreness and require different recovery time needs. Make certain you provide your pitcher with a good active recovery program between pitching assignments. \n\nProper conditioning involves the entire body; the legs and core muscles as well as the throwing arm. Coaches should supervise a proper stretching and warm-up procedure that is performed daily before throwing a ball. \n\nPre-season is one of the most frequent times for arm injuries. Pitchers throw too much and too hard, too early. Also, they have not ingrained their normal rhythm and often are attempting to learn new techniques or new pitches. \n\nAnother major factor of injury during pre-season is that pitchers are not working with a normal in-season rotation schedule and do not get enough recovery time from a lot of necessary drill work that involves throwing (pick-offs, defensive plays, etc.). \n\nImproper throwing mechanics. If a pitcher has improper throwing techniques, with the body or arm, there is a great chance of early fatigue of the throwing mechanism, and of course injury. The more power and force generated, the greater the chance of injury. \n\nIn a competitive situation, most pitchers will not admit they are fatigued, experiencing minor pain or have a minor injury. It is important that you, a coach, trainer or physical therapist be able to recognize changes in the pitcher’s
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Personally,im more worried about the ball smacking me in the face(which it has done on a few occasions).So to answer your question i have my arm over my mouth/nose area where it would cause more damage.
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You best bet would be: don't ever get close to the ball. Seriously, don't play afraid thinking about an injury. I played well into my fifties ( and many tough games ) and I suffered few injuries, and all of them minors. Go for the ball with confidence. If you are tentative,it is worse.
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I would follow the coaches' orders and take it easy. If you are playing on it and as you said "competitively" then of course it's still swollen. You need to lay off it untill it heals. This can compound a minor injury into something worse.
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When I was nine, I broke my arm. I was jumping off a little tykes pic nic table and grabbing the top bar of my swing set. Swinging and then jumping off. Well, we moved it back a little to far for me (i am not very tall!! about 5 foot tall at 25) and I missed the top bar. I fell and tried to catch myself with my left arm. I them proceeded to land on top of my arm and broke both the bones in my arm with one coming through the skin. I had emergency surgery, 14 stitches and a heavy plaster cast from fingertips to shoulder for four months. The scar is a doozy too. I held the record for worst broken bone on a girl at the hospital for a while. Hurts just thinking about it.
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Whiplash is primarily due to sudden, rapid and intense acceleration/deceleration forces on the body, which is very unlikely to be caused by someone playfully punching you in the arm.  Occasionally, whiplash is associated with sports injuries and is primarily due to motor vehicle crash events.  If I had to give the general odds, I would have to say I would expect fewer than 99 our of 100 situations, where an arm was playfully punched, would be sufficient to cause a whiplash injury, barring significant pre-morbid conditions or complicating factors (fell down and hit the head or neck due to being punched, head was smacked against the wall due to the impact, et cetera).  It would also depend on what you call "playfully punching someone in the arm", that is on the actually intensity, duration, peak forces, and potential repetitive nature of the punching.  The only reliable way would be to have the person who was punched be evaluated and examined physically by a licensed and appropriately trained health care professional.
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I played softball for 9 years and it all depends on where your standing and what position.You would throw it like you would a baseball
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I got hit by a baseball?
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yes our softball team all can...and i spotted one who benched 70 10 times...i have witnessed it first hand