3 years old Diya was brought to our hospital in tears. Her father had been swinging her playfully when she suddenly began crying. Initially they thought she was just cranky from hunger or lack of sleep. But when Diya refused to use her arm, they anxiously rushed her to our hospital. Diya’s orthopedic doctor diagnosed her with a nursemaid’s elbow, also called a pulled elbow. Here’s all about nursemaid’s elbow and why you should never swing your child in the air by the arm: (more…)