Little League elbow
![Repetitive overhead throwing motions, like those in baseball, can lead to this medical condition.](/Images/godic/202501/24/Little_League_pitcher_in_Winesburg,_Ohio2937.jpg")
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Little League elbow is a condition that is caused by repetitive throwing motions, especially in children who play sports that involve an overhand throw. "Little Leaguer's elbow" was first coined by Brogdon and Crow in an eponymous 1960 article in the American Journal of Radiology.