Murfreesboro Forearm Pain due to Computer Keyboarding and Mouse Use Benefit from Chiropractic Care
Computer-related arm pain. Forearm pain. Computers, keyboards, and their mice can cause havoc on arms and necks and wrists sometimes. If computers and their accessories are an integral part of your life - as they are for so many Murfreesboro chiropractic clients! – forearm pain may be a problem. Chiropractic care at Most Chiropractic Clinic can help with diagnosis, relieving treatment and specific recommended exercises to stretch and strengthen muscle tendons causing forearm tendinitis and forearm pain.
FOREARM TENDINITIS
Chronic tendon injuries are common and often related to occupational issues like a change in activity requiring the use of that tendon. Tendons are a complex combination of flexibility, elasticity, and strength predisposing them to pain and weakness. (1) The hand and its motions involve many muscle tendons that begin in the hand or insert into it beyond the hand like external tendons from the forearm. (2) In tendinitis, these muscle tendons may thicken and become painful due to overuse or non-ergonomic equipment or poor form while using them. Strengthening exercises and rest may assist in relieving the pain. Mainly due to overuse, forearm tendinitis results from inflammation, irritation, redness, and swelling of the tendons in the wrist and elbow. (3) Pain in a single area like in the forearm is often not isolated, so weakness in other areas like the shoulder need attention, too. (4) Chiropractic care may benefit other arm pain issues, like radial nerve entrapments and lateral elbow epicondyle pain into the lower arm which increase when using a mouse in computer work. (5) Most Chiropractic Clinic will start with a comprehensive exam to confirm the source of your pain and set a relieving treatment plan. It’s a very common issue that is managed with treatment and exercise.
EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN FOREARM MUSCLE TENDONS
Beyond making better ergonomic equipment choices like an ergonomic keyboard and/or mouse, exercising the forearm tendon muscles can help. Wrist extension and flexion exercises with a light weight of a pound or two help strengthen the muscle tendons. Ball squeeze exercises repeated 15-20 times is helpful, but begin with gentle squeezes and build up to stronger squeezes. Stretching exercises that have you hold your arm out straight, palm facing down with the other hand drawing your fingers toward your forearm will help preserve the suppleness of these forearm tendons. (4) Most Chiropractic Clinic will work with you to be sure your form is proper so that you benefit most from doing them.
CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Steven Baroody on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the treatment of shoulder and arm pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that includes spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today. Most Chiropractic Clinic helps many Murfreesboro patients with forearm tendinitis due to computer typing and mouse use.
