This a dramatization of a familiar scene around these parts. This is just a Mama's advice (albeit a Mama who is nurse and the daughter of a pediatrician) on how to solve this problem at home....in hopes of avoiding an ER visit! You'll be so proud of yourself if you can do it yourself!
Reeves, our 7 year old, was around 18 months old when his elbow popped out of place for the first time (I think it happened a few more times, and this trick worked every time)! Dad said that as long as it's not out for too long, they shouldn't even need any pain medicine after it's back in place. A little Motrin probably wouldn't hurt, though. Remember, Motrin (i.e. Ibuprofen) is an anti-inflammatory & pain reliever, and it will probably help more than Tylenol. I personally only use Tylenol for fevers (along with Motrin)....I just think Motrin works better, but I digress....
Chris and I were swinging sweet Reeves between us when it popped out the first time. I had no idea why he was crying when I loaded him into the car. I thought he was just mad that Chris was leaving us to head back to work, but when his screams escalated....I knew something was wrong. I took one look at his arm in the rearview mirror, and I knew it was messed up. It dangled limp and lifeless while he grabbed for me with his good arm. I pulled over into the BP parking lot and frantically called my dad. To say I was hysterical is an understatement!
My ever calm father walked me through this little technique, and it worked like a charm. I have performed this maneuver more times than I can count and just yesterday I had to do it on Greer for the first time. I was pulling a floatie (or water wing...whatever you like to call it) onto her chubby little arm when I felt that little click. She immediately started wailing and I instinctively knew what I would see when I pulled off the floatie. Sure enough, her forearm dangled motionless as she flailed her good arm towards me. I jumped into action, and in 2 seconds flat she was good as new!
Here's what you do.....
Firmly grasp the arm just above the elbow with your left hand. Grasp the wrist with your other hand. You don't have to hold it very tightly, just a gentle firmness (does that make sense?)....
Gently rotate the wrist (while holding your left hand steady) toward her body...
And then back to the outside. You will probably feel a gentle "pop" as it goes back into place. The crying should end and she's good as new....
See? Sure....the popsicle helps, too!
It's that simple, friends! Now, I sure hope you'll seek adequate medical assistance if you think something else is going on. I just got so many requests for advice (after my tweet about it) that I had to post a "how to". Hope you never have to do it, but if you do.....
You're Set!!!
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Thanks for sharing this!!! With mine, her arm wasn't limp but she wouldn't use it- not even to pick up her binky which is huge!! After a nap she was all better though so it must not have popped out but just hurt a bit.
It's good to know this if it ever does happen though!
Baker had nursemaids elbow about 6mo ago. I had never even heard of it and the dr. fix w/ your simple proceedure. Thanks for posting in case it happens again.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I wondered if maybe she might have popped it back in on her own. At least now I know what to do if it happens again :)
Thanks again!!
i love your lil model for the how too:) I think I will be emailing you lots of questions after cate comes.. u will probably get sick of me:)
I have never heard of this. Thanks for the info. I love your blog.
We raced to the hospital for that, once. Cute blog. Heard Rick and Bubba discussing it! How cool!
We had this happen to my son. My husband stayed home from church and was going to take him into the ER and when I got to church a DR friend asked where my husband was. He went to our house and did this. It is amazing how they are perfectly normal with no pain after. His arm has come out of joint a couple of times and my husband can do this after watching the Dr.
Oh - that's SO good to know, thanks!! My daughter's shoulder popped out of joint but somehow (and not by us) got back in before we were able to get to the doctor....got any advice on an out of whack shoulder??
Thank you so much for this post. It was a lifesaver for my niece after I lifted her up by her arms while playing a game. We were on a vacation in coastal Oregon and my sister had no health insurance! Your how to was a life saver and my three year old niece is as good as new!! thank you a million times over.
I just wanted to thank you for posting this. My son was taken to the ER by his Dad this morning and they told him it was either Nursemaid's Elbow or a sprained wrist. They suspected a sprained wrist. By the time he arrived to me, there had been no improvement and I found somewhat scary information about what can happen if it was Nursemaid's Elbow left untreated. My son had the exact symptoms so I followed your directions (and very helpful pictures). I can not tell you how grateful I am! It popped right back in and now my son is pain free for the first time since yesterday. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! :)
I found your blog after googling "how to fix nursemaid's elbow"! I was able to fix her arm by reading your blog while my husband was on the phone with the doctor. You saved us several hours and most importantly our daughter's arm is better!
I wasn't thinking today and tried to pull my two year old on to my bed, up by her arms. I felt a pop and she started screaming immediately. I panicked and called the doctor. He said it should heal on it's own but everything I've read said it won't and can't. I found your blog and my husband and I tried it. He felt "the pop" and after a few minutes our baby girl was right as rain!!!! Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for posting this. You've saved my princess pain and I would kiss you if that wouldn't be weird. haha Have a fantastic day.
Thanks a ton for sharing this.My 1yr old daughter had nursemaid elbow on this Sunday and your blog did the fix.
As this is her second time, I didnt want to take her to the ER (first time bill was $700) but also couldnt see her in pain.Google search brought up your webpage and I followed everything you mentioned and felt confident seeing the demonstrative pics.
My little one was back smiling in few minutes...thank you soooo much.
Thanks you for sharing this. I linked to this post for my friends to see. My oldest daughter had this and we were sent to a specialist, had xrays, etc....This time, my son was better in 10 minutes thanks to your blog.
Wow! I'm a nurse too but not sure I'm brave enough to do this on my kiddo. Think I'd probably be too upset.
Very cute model!
Thanks - you just stopped me from a full scale 'worry-mode' - I followed your advice very gently and now our little 'un has a functioning arm again.
Super, thanks again.
Daz, Uk
You know, I wish I would have seen this blog yesterday! It would have saved us 4 hours in the ER! :) But you live and learn! What a cute blog and precious family you have!
This step by step was awesome, my 2 year old just gave me a huge scare and I looked this up and followed your instructions and "poof" good as new! Thank you tahnk you thank you!
Did this tonight and am praising the Lord for finding your blog, for it going just as you described, and that my sweet girl can sleep through the night without it bothering her. Thank you for publishing this.
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THANK YOU MEGAN!!!
Your post allowed me to pop my little girl's arm in place while she was sleeping at home instead of rushing her to the ER late in the evening after a long day with no nap.
God Bless!!!
Much Love,
Wendy
Thank you so much for posting this information! My daughter has been to urgent care twice in the past 3 weeks for this (yesterday being the most recent)...and it happened again today! I did a search and came up with your site. I mustered up the courage, followed your instructions, and pop...back in place and all is well with the world! Thanks for saving me time and my daughter pain!
Ditto all the other posts. You made a very content little girl, happy family and saved us oodles of cash! Whew!
Thanks for the tip. This happened to our almost-3 year old daughter a few weeks ago. Being first time parents, we didn't know what to do, and took her to urgent care. After several hours, the doctor said he fixed it, and she went to day care. However, it wasn't and one of the aides at child care popped it back.
Anyway, it happened, again this morning, and knowing what the condition was, I searched and found your blog. When my daughter woke up from her nap, I followed your directions and heard it pop back in place. Within moments, she pulled the covers up with both hands, started waving them around, and jumped right out of bed, as if nothing happened! Thanks, so much.
Thank you so much, you are Superwoman...I was so worried, my daughter was hysterical for 2 hours on and off I knew there was something wrong with her arm I just wasn't sure where it was or how to fix it until i saw this. It broke my heart, i found your site and it literally took 2 seconds to fix and she was perfect like nothing even happend. Thank you again.
I just wanted to thank you My little girl Ariel was playing with her sister when she fell and started favoring her elbow. She has been to the doctor before for this, so thanks to your do it your self step by step instructions she is feeling better and it saved me and my husband a trip to the ER!
So glad you blogged about this!! My daughter just had her 5TH ATTACK of nursemaid's elbow. The other times we went to the ER, doctor's office, and had a family friend who is a doctor do it. Figures today is a Sunday with no help anywhere. She is now 2 so she told us right away her arm hurt. I can't believe how easy it was to do it myself! Thanks again.
BTW, my daughter also has a hemangioma on her forehead. It's cavernous and we are not doing any treatment, just praying it goes away on its own by the time she's 5.
Just tonight my husband hugged our 3.5 year old, Mary, as we put her to bed. She was goofing off and tried to plop down on the bed, and Daddy caught her by the arm. She cried and said her arm hurt, but my husband didn't think he had really done anything.
About an hour later, she came screaming out of her room, saying her arm hurt. When she didn't even want Hop Hop (her stuffed bunny), we know it was for real. We had never heard of nursemaid's elbow.
I took her to the ER, and she screamed the whole way. But as I carried her in, she said, "Mommy, my arm is better. It doesn't hurt any more." She could move it any way I asked her to, and she said she wanted to go home.
On the way home, she said, "Mommy, Jesus healed my arm. He made it better." PTL!
When we got back home my husband showed me your blog. Thanks for posting about this, now we know we are normal. ;) I feel better just knowing that her arm popped back in, and she has absolutely no pain or indication of a problem. Thanks.
we have had to take our daughter to th ER SOOOOOO many times for nursemaids elbow... 5 hours and hundred's of dollars later... UGH! She got nursemaids elbow again tonight... so we decided to google it... low and behold we found this post. THANK YOU!! She is as good as new with NO ER trip! :)
Thank you! We just experienced this with my 16 month old. It's after business hrs for the Dr and I did not want to have the ER experience/bill, or my baby in pain. So I reluctantly googled it and I'm glad I did. I found your site and a youtube video. We actually woke her up to do it and she immediately started using the arm again and went right back to sleep. Thank you for your help!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You and your little model saved this evening from becoming a complete disaster.
Just did this trick with my 3 yr old! Thank you for saving us from a 400 dollar er bill!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Last time this happened to my son Owen we went to the ER. This time I tried your "trick" and -- voila! -- he's good as new.
Thank You for the pictures on how to fix this. Third time in 2.5 years for my little one having this, so being able to fix her today without the ER trip was great!!!
Thank you!! You are a lifesaver. I can't believe how easy and quick this was to do and it made my daughter's arm all better! I could feel it pop right back into place as you mentioned and your directions & photos were so easy to follow. Thank you!! Love, Annie
Thank you so much!!!!!!! My 2 yr old daughter has had this happen two or three times before....this time I was at home with two other babies and live 30 minutes away from the city! Our doctor showed us once how to do it but I had forgotten and was very unsure of myself until I saw your instructions and pics. Thank you SO SO SO much!
Today, you have made me a better mother and i thank you for that. much like the other mommies i came across your blog in a moment of need and anguish. you made it so easy to learn with your words and pictures. thank you for helping me make my baby feel safer.
Hi,
Thanks for sharing this how-to!! I've had this happen 3 or 4 times with my daughter. The first time I had no CLUE what was wrong. We gave her some tylenol, wrapped it and put her to bed, praying for wisdom on what to do. After some searching on the internet, I FINALLY found what it was, but she'd fallen asleep and apparently it went in on its own that time.
I fixed it myself the next time from googling instructions, but I must say, they weren't as clear or easy to follow as yours. This time I didn't remember exactly how I'd done it, so I googled and got your blog post. I'm glad I did. Safe and VERY easy to do. She's in bed happy as a clam. Ari thanks you, and so do I :)
Thank you so much for posting this! Just fixed my 5 year old daughters arm.
Had seen it done in the ER with my son, but didn't pay attention.
My wife, a RN, was out shopping and still is.
If she answered her cell, she would have been summoned home.
I didn't want my daughter to have to wait the hour or so.
Felt the pop, but thought it was the wrist.
That was half an hour ago and my daughter just reported her are is "totally better."
Immediately after the pop, it was still sore.
Thanks again for posting this and helping others! You rock!
This happened today to my granddaughter and with the help of your blog my daughter was able to fix it. Thank you for this information and the pictures which really helped!! I am book marking this page in case we ever need it again!!!
I just did this...it totally worked. Thank you! This is the 3rd time it's happened...but 1st that I fixed it.
Our son, Zayne, did this for the first time 3 months ago at 2 1/2 yrs old. We made a trip to Urgent Care and were in and out in 30 minutes. It just happened again this morning and thanks to your post it popped back in and he just went about the morning as nothing happened. Thanks for sharing this post!
Thank you for this! I found your blog over a year ago...after my son had dislocated his elbow. The episode cost us a couple hours of agony and about $1200 in medical bills. Today, the same thing happened (he went limp while I was holding onto his hand) but I remembered what to do. Immediately after I felt the little pop, he said "It's all better." That's worth even more to me than the money we saved (though I can't lie, I'm pretty ecstatic about that, too)!
Thank you!! My 4 year old has been in pain all night I was just about to bring her to get it checked out when I decided to google. Came across this AMAZING!! All fixed :-)
Thank you so much for posting this. I found your site and used your instructions a year ago and had to come back for a refresher this morning. Everyone's as good as new now-- it worked exactly as described!
GOD BLESS YOU... we went to Urgent Care for this for my 18 month old about a month ago... (you know, when they do that dreaded "go-limp" thing at a store once you have missed their nap time ;-) I was so scared, I thought I broke her wrist trying to get her to stand up. I found it was "nursemaid's elbow"... but I didn't quite understand how the doctor reduced it back. Well, today it happened AGAIN in a bookstore. I knew immediately, and did not want to go to the doctor again, and I knew it was an easy fix... she was crying so hard! I found your blog, and the instructions were so easy, and so effective... thank you very very much!!!!!! Worked perfectly. THANK YOU!!!!!!! :-)
Um, so I'm a total nerd and have to say that I love your bracelets (where'd you get 'em?)
I'm so glad you posted this because we had a similar incident and I felt awful about having to take baby to the ER for something I think I could have done well enough (especially as all my friends are nurses and told me about this but never showed me how to do it!)
Our daughters elbow popped out for the second time. The first time we had an ER visit. Lots of xrays and no results. It happened to pop back on its own but the ER doc didnt even say it was nursemaids elbow. My doc I work for told me that. Your tip worked great this time. We just rotate towards body and that's all it took! Thanks so much.
Thank you, Megan, for saving us a trip to emergency! You were definitely an answer to prayer for us tonight!
Your blog saved my 3 years old. She was crying in pain and wasn't trying to move her right limb at all. After trying the procedure it was gone in minutes. Thanks again!!
Your blog saved my 3 years old. She was crying in pain and wasn't trying to move her right limb at all. After trying the procedure it was gone in minutes. Thanks again!!
Thank you thank you thank you! I was able to put my son's elbow back in place with your instructions. As soon as I felt the "pop" I was immediately crying tears of joy. Now my little man is sleeping soundly with a functioning arm! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Thanks a lot. After waiting for a night we decided to consult our physician after our 2.5 year old daughter pulled her elbow on the way to home from park. She was in lot of pain every time she tried moving her right hand. I read your post and thought to give it a try cause all the symptoms were same. Sure enough I could hear the click sound and in seconds she was writing with the hand. Dad was in disbelief saying you fixed my daughter. Had a little happy teary session. Thanks for writing this and helping parents all over the world. I am from India.
Thanks a lot. After waiting for a night we decided to consult our physician after our 2.5 year old daughter pulled her elbow on the way to home from park. She was in lot of pain every time she tried moving her right hand. I read your post and thought to give it a try cause all the symptoms were same. Sure enough I could hear the click sound and in seconds she was writing with the hand. Dad was in disbelief saying you fixed my daughter. Had a little happy teary session. Thanks for writing this and helping parents all over the world. I am from India.
Thanks much for posting this! Just used it to take care of our daughter's nursemaid's elbow. (I knew the condition existed, but didn't know what it was called--or how very simple it is to fix at home!)
Thank you so much for sharing. I just used this on my daughter. I did it exactly how you said and I felt the pop and now she isn't crying and is moving it. You saved me a trip down to the hospital.
Thank you! My almost 2 year old is quite rambunctious and wiggly. Her elbow popped out for the first time today and I was able to fix it quickly because of your wonderful instructions. I'm fairly sure this will happen again, but I know what to do now! Thank you for making it so simple and to the point.
Thank you! Worked like a charm!
Hi this happened to my baby last night. I was hysterical and crying along with him. I just decided to try googling and found your blog. God bless u so much. It worked. I'm linda from Lagos Nigeria.
Hi this happened to my baby last night. I was hysterical and crying along with him. I just decided to try googling and found your blog. God bless u so much. It worked. I'm linda from Lagos Nigeria.
Thank you so much , my daughter is a spitfire and a bundle of fun. So when she started crying in pain arm bent not moving i worried but she had done before and i didnt know what was wrong. I iced her shoulder not knowing and gave her motrin and took her to bed it took hours of whimpering for her to pass out from exhaustion. Thats when this worried momma took to the internet and discovered this article . I followed the instructions and with little effort and a whimper from my baby i felt the pop and she passed out again moving her arm into a more comfortable position. Im so grateful for your help in helping my baby girl thank you so much !!!
Thank you so much for this. The fist time this happened to my daughter some how she got it back into place herself so I didn't get a chance to figure out what was wrong. The second time I took her to the ER because I thought something was wrong with her shoulder. That is when I was told about condition. The last time I googled how to DIY. Your blog was very easy to follow and it worked with no problem.
You're an angel! Thank you!! Soooo much!
My poor grandson was in significant pain.
Saved the day!!! Bless you❤️🙏😘💋
This just happened! Was concerned but as soon as I heard the pop as I twisted the wrist. I was so relieved. My son didn't seem to appreciate me twisting but 5 minutes later he's back to playing like nothing happened.
Thank you so much for this! My wife had lifted our 1 year old up go get on the bed yesterday and her arm popped and she couldn't use her arm and was crying hysterically. I rushed home from work since she is my baby girl and I took her to the ER. They took x rays and said they thought it popped back into place on its own during the x-ray because she was squirming so much. We went home and she still could not use her arm and I had a bad feeling. I read this article and I went home praying that this would work. Lo and behold I tried it I felt a pop she started crying and then she calmed down and now can move her arm and is actually laughing and playing again! The people at my hometown hospital aren't known for being great at their practice so thank you. You made a little girl happy again as well as her parents.
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I am first time parent. So please excuse for a silly question
By any chance the illustration pics above 2nd pic and 3rd pic was interchanged by mistake. Where it says "rotate wrist towards her body" the pic shows her fingers pointed away from her body. I was reading slowly multiple times, maybe I am missing something.
I accidentally did this to my son last night when trying to help him out of the bike cart with one arm. The immediate care place was already closed, so I am so grateful to have found your blog. With your simple instructions, I was able to fix my son's arm in about 30 seconds. I felt it snap back in place and he was instantly better. Thank you for sharing this technique. Even though I have 2 children, I had never heard of this before. Now I know exactly what to do if this ever happens again (God forbid). Thank you!
I accidentally did this to my son last night when trying to help him out of the bike cart with one arm. The immediate care place was already closed, so I am so grateful to have found your blog. With your simple instructions, I was able to fix my son's arm in about 30 seconds. I felt it snap back in place and he was instantly better. Thank you for sharing this technique. Even though I have 2 children, I had never heard of this before. Now I know exactly what to do if this ever happens again (God forbid). Thank you!
Just tried this out. Worked instantly! Felt a pop. Crying stopped. All better. Thanks so much!
You are so awesome for posting this with pictures and easy to follow instructions. Just popped my 2 yr. olds arm back into place after many painful hours of not knowing what was wrong. Saved the day! Thank you!
Our son did this yesterday and the hospital couldn't get it back in. They sent him home in a sling hoping it would fix itself otherwise go back tomorrow for another round of manipulation. So I took matters into my own hands and found your post. Pop - all good!
Thank u SO much!!! Just used this to fix my sons arm! This just saved us a TON of money because we are in between insurance right now. You are a lifesaver!!! ❤️
This was so easy and worked immediately! My son has had nursemaid's elbow issues for the last year (at least 3 instances) and this is the first time I have tried anything to fix it. He usually gets better on his own overnight, but I'm so happy to be able to relieve his pain sooner!! Thank you!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I had the same experience as many others; the urgent care sent us home without doing anything except give Motrin. They told us to come back in the morning for x-rays if it hadn't gotten better. Through the night I read this article and tried it in the morning when he was still in obvious pain. I thought the gentle pop and he was fine within 10 minutes !
This happened to my daughter. And I will admit I was a bit sceptical at first but I figured it was worth a try before taking her to urgent care. I followed the directions, I heard a little pop and now she’s back to holding her iPad with both hands. Thank you so so much!!
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This is the second time my daughter has had nursemaid elbow. We waited for 8 hours in the ER last time for the doctor to spend less than 2 min looking at her in the waiting room and say to just ice it.
This time I looked on Pinterest and found your page, tried it, heard the little pop and immediately she's back to bending and using her arm like normal! This is amazing and so simple to do thank you!
Omg thank you for your brave post.scared to death I trusted you and I believe my daughter's arm is back to new.im not sure I literally tried it five minutes ago but the screaming has stopped so far ..seems better already😊 thank you again!!
Thanks for this! You just saved us a trip to urgent care in the middle of it vacation!
Thank you so much for this, I am in France and the prospect of a visit to A&E and describing in French how our 18 month old had hurt her arm whilst playing row-row the boat with her sister this morning, was a little worrying. I knew she hadn't broken anything, and came across the possibility of nursemaids elbow online, it made the most sense. Being as gentle as I could I followed your instructions and felt a tiny click as I did it! She is now using the arm fully again, picking up heavy books etc, after not even wanting to lift a tiny piece of chocolate to her mouth! (and she LOVES chocolate!!!) So thank you so much for this, I really, really appreciated it!!!
Thankyou! I learned a different way from our pediatrician but it wasn’t working. This way worked right away. I felt the pop and his painful cry turned into a laugh instantly. The pictures helped a lot!
Very interesting blog. nice work
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