Problems with wrists? Semi Dislocations?

[chubbybubby]

My son is 2.5 years old. When he was about a year old, he was walking holding my hand, and without thinking, I hoisted him up two steps by one hand. He instantly started favouring his arm, holding it against his body and crying if we tried to touch it. We ended up just manouvering it a bit and it seemed to click back into place because he just suddenly stopped favouring it. A few months later, it happened again, but this time nothing had happened to his arm to cause it (as far as we know). We took him straight to the doctors, but it was an after-hours clinic and the Dr had no idea what it was. So we went to the emergency room at the Angliss, but by the time we got there, his arm was back to normal and the nurses said all the machines were off so there was no point hanging around to see a Dr. It happened again a few months later. He was walking holding my hand when he had a tantrum, and threw himself to the ground (with me still holding his hand). His arm went all floppy and he held it against his body. Again, we just manipulated it and it seemed to click back into place (it was late at night so we didn't go to the Dr). We went to see a Dr the next day and she said it was probably his elbows semi dislocating which is very common in young children, and he would grow out of it. But I am sure it is his wrists. When it happens, he will let you move his elbows and shoulders no worries, but as soon as you start moving his wrist, he gets very upset. But if you manipulate it a bit, it seems to go back into place. It has happened again since then (Daddy was swinging him around by both arms, and one arm became sore). It is definitely not a full dislocation but it seems like something is coming out of place a bit. His dad has very dodgy shoulders which dislocate all the time, and I have very clicky joints which sometimes "lock" into place, and give a huge click when I move. Do you think he has inherited something from us? Or is it a common thing? We have seen three doctors all up, and none seem to have any idea.

[rynosmum]

I'm not sure how common it is although I was speaking to a friend one days and she mentioned how her 4 year old daughter had the same thing. It started when Dad was swinging her around for fun and then about 3 or 4 more times after that.

From memory, they weren't too concerned and were told she would grow out of it. They were very careful not to play games that would cause it though.:thumbsup: