• Frequent computer users commonly experience pain on top of the forearm (the extensor muscles) from muscular overload – which can lead to inflammation and tendon insult.
• Extensor overload commonly contribute to Tennis Elbow.
• Early forearm pain is frequently overcomplicated by clinicians – resulting in treatment becoming long-standing and expensive.
• In Brisbane, computer related forearm pain is on the rise – as many people are working from home.
• Cortisone is ineffective for muscular overload – the most common early forearm pain – don’t waste time and money.
• Don’t let simple muscular overload become a true overuse syndrome – address the causes early. Forearm muscle overload can happen to anyone and frequently results in overuse syndromes such as Carpal tunnel, RSI and tennis elbow.

Forearm pain can come from the neck.  The most common cause of arm pain originating from the neck is a compressed nerve in the cervical spine (radiculopathy).  An associated condition of forearm pain with an element of neck irritation is called thoracic outlet syndrome which is a nerve compression between the collarbone and the first rib.  After a whiplash it is possible to have arm pain from damaged overstretched neck nerves or damaged vertebral joints to cause radiculopathy.

There are a number of forearm pain conditions that cause weakness or pain symptoms from gripping – including:

• carpal tunnel syndrome
• muscular overload (very common and often misdiagnosed as a more severe repetitive strain such as tenosynovitis, muscle compartment syndrome, or tennis elbow)
• tennis elbow
• golfers elbow
• tenosynovitis

Arm pain that lasts more than a week should be assessed by a Myotherapist immediately.  Muscle overloads can lead to more serious pathology (which can take more than 6 months to resolve) such as:

• carpal tunnel syndrome
• tennis elbow
• golfers elbow
• tenosynovitis
• muscle compartment syndrome

Muscle overload can be resolved in one or two session if treated appropriately.

Arm pain that lasts more than a week should be assessed by a Myotherapist immediately.  Muscle overloads can lead to more serious pathology (which can take more than 6 months to resolve) such as:

• carpal tunnel syndrome
• tennis elbow
• golfers elbow
• tenosynovitis
• muscle compartment syndrome

One common form of arm pain experienced during pregnancy is carpal tunnel syndrome.  The nerves in the wrist are compressed by swelling in the forearm which is a by product of hormonal change.  Symptoms resolve after pregnancy but can be addressed with Myotherapy very effectively.

Finding out what the aggravating activity is and modifying the behaviour is the most powerful first step.  If the symptoms have only been around for a week or two, it is likely that muscular overload is the cause of the pain.

For computer related arm pain ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Self help treatments include tennis ball rolling on the overloaded muscle every two days followed by the knuckles on table forearm stretch held for 60-90 seconds.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain

Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Self help treatments include tennis ball rolling on the overloaded muscle every two days followed by the knuckles on table forearm stretch held for 60-90 seconds

Ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Self help treatments include tennis ball rolling on the overloaded muscle every two days followed by the knuckles on table forearm stretch held for 60-90 seconds

Ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Self help treatments include tennis ball rolling on the overloaded muscle every two days followed by the knuckles on table forearm stretch held for 60-90 seconds

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain

Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Ergonomics adjustment is one of the cheapest and fastest ways to slow pain progression.  Here’s our helpful guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUBnhwHuJY

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Self help treatments include tennis ball rolling on the overloaded muscle every two days followed by the knuckles on table forearm stretch held for 60-90 seconds

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain

Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Forearm pain has numerous possible causes including:

• Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes)
• Fractures and sports injuries (sprains and tears)
• Pinched nerves (often associated with overuse syndromes, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck] and compartment syndromes)
• accidents (gross trauma)
• infection
• benign growth (cysts and tumours’)

Booking in with a Myotherapist is effective because they will:

• Assess your problem (find the cause)
• Treat the cause (reduce the symptoms of arm pain)
• Show you effective home exercises and stretches to reduce pain
• Offer appropriate ergonomics modifications.

Several structures in the forearms typically become aggravated from overuse including:

• muscles
• nerves
• tendons

synovium (a fluid filled membrane between tendon and bone that can become inflamed)

The extensors – Mouse Arm Syndrome:

Frequent computer users commonly experience pain on top of the forearm (the extensor muscles) from muscular overload – which can lead to inflammation and tendon insult.

Extensor overload commonly contribute to Tennis Elbow.

The flexors:

Pain that occurs on the underside of the arm (the flexor muscles) can also happen with computer use, but is often associated with grip activities, such as:

• driving
• tool use
• body weight exercises
• carrying heavy things

Flexor overload commonly contributes to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, tenosynovitis and golfers elbow.

• Frequent computer users commonly experience pain on top of the forearm (the extensor muscles) from muscular overload – which can lead to inflammation and tendon insult.
• Extensor overload commonly contribute to Tennis Elbow.
• Early forearm pain is frequently overcomplicated by clinicians – resulting in treatment becoming long-standing and expensive.
• In Brisbane, computer related forearm pain is on the rise – as many people are working from home.
• Cortisone is ineffective for muscular overload – the most common early forearm pain – don’t waste time and money.
• Don’t let simple muscular overload become a true overuse syndrome – address the causes early. Forearm muscle overload can happen to anyone and frequently results in overuse syndromes such as Carpal tunnel, RSI and tennis elbow.

Overuse syndromes (Muscular overuse, RSI, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, golfers elbow, tenosynovitis and compartment syndromes) will require clinical intervention to resolve quickly.  Tennis elbow and golfers elbow should resolve without intervention over 1-2 years.  Mouse arm syndrome will require expert electro  dry needling to resolve quickly.  Carpal tunnel that is less than 6 months old usually resolves quickly with appropriate Myotherapy intervention – long standing carpal tunnel 2 years plus) may require surgical release to stop symptoms.

In Brisbane, Myotherapist Roger Morelli at Knead Massage offers expertise in addressing arm pain causes and rapidly resolving long standing overuse syndromes.  Conditions Roger can assist with include:

• Muscular overuse
• RSI
• tennis elbow
• carpal tunnel
• golfers elbow
• tenosynovitis
• mouse arm syndrome
• Pinched nerves
• thoracic outlet syndrome

cervical radiculopathy [pinched nerve in neck]