My elbow hurts when i shoot a basketball?

Medical Elbow Question?

• OK, so I'm a 13 year old guy. Recently, I've been experiencing tenderness, soreness, stiffness in my left elbow. I'm play both baseball and basketball and yes, I pitch, but I'm right handed. Open Gym for my middle school basketball team ended yesterday so its possible I did something there, but again, I don't shoot or do anything much with my left arm because I'm a righty, and it seems like if something would have hit it or I would have hit it on something hard enough to cause this much pain I would have known. I have no soreness at all in my right elbow. I first noticed the soreness when I woke up yesterday morning. It is most painful when I fully extend my arm or curl my fist up to my left shoulder. The pain is in the back of my arm and begins where my elbow meets my triceps and continues into/under my elbow. It is very painful to touch, but is totally painless if I just hold it in a sling position. It is a very dull, achy kind of pain, but is still very painful. I've heard that things like this happen when you're repeatedly performing the same action with your arm, like typing or twisting a screwdriver, but I don't have a job. My mom had tennis arm a few years ago, but I don't think that's a genetic thing. Sorry for all of the info. Just need some help and wondering what to do. Any info will help. Post any ?'s and I will respond with "additional details".

• Answer:

  you might need some anti inflammatory tablets that will help