Richmond 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 reek 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 Richmond chiropractic clients! – forearm pain may be a problem. Chiropractic care at Johnson Chiropractic can help with diagnosis, relieving treatment and specific recommended exercises to strengthen and stretch muscle tendons contributing to forearm tendinitis and forearm pain.
FOREARM TENDINITIS
Chronic tendon injuries are common and often linked to occupational issues like a change in activity involving the use of that tendon. Tendons are an intricate combination of flexibility, elasticity, and strength predisposing them to pain and weakness. (1) The hand and its motions involve many muscle tendons that start 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 develop pain due to overuse or non-ergonomic equipment or poor form while utilizing them. Strengthening exercises and rest may assist in relieving the pain. Mainly due to overuse, forearm tendinitis stems 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) Johnson Chiropractic will start with a solid exam to confirm the source of your pain and establish a relieving treatment plan. It is a very common issue that is managed with treatment and exercise.
EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN FOREARM MUSCLE TENDONS
Beyond using better ergonomic equipment choices like a keyboard with better ergonomics 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 performed 15-20 times is helpful, but start with gentle squeezes and build up to stronger squeezes. Stretching exercises that have you hold your arm out straight, have your palm side face down with the other hand drawing your fingers toward your forearm will help keep these forearm muscle tendons limber. (4) Johnson Chiropractic will partner with you to be sure your form is proper so that you get the most from doing them.
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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 incorporates spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise.
Make your Richmond chiropractic appointment today. Johnson Chiropractic helps many Richmond patients with forearm tendinitis due to computer typing and mouse use.
