A softball player sliding head first into second base experiences immediate pain the shoulder area. The pain and slight deformity at the proximal end of the clavicle. A baseball pitcher experiences a gradual onset on pain in their throwing shoulder. Your evaulation reveals weakness in the shoulder musculature and flaws in the biomechanics of their throwing motion. A wrestler lands on the outstretched hand causing the elbow to hyperextend.
Palpation reveals pain on the medial and posterior aspects of the elbow.