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For the past few years I've had a lot of tension in my forearm muscles in my dominant arm. Causes for me include mouse usage, guitar strumming, and lifting heav

For the past few years I've had a lot of tension in my forearm muscles in my dominant arm. Causes for me include mouse usage, guitar strumming, and lifting heavy. I've tried stretches like these, arm roller/massagers, self-massaging techniques. While these have helped a bit, nothing has been as effective as these $10 straps[1]. When I'm having a "bad arm day", I throw one of these straps on for an hour or two and it really helps to take away the tension (and therefore most discomfort I've experienced). [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Tendonitis-Compression-Prevent-Fishing-Adjustable/dp/B07QNPMHKW/ https://www.amazon.com/Tendonitis-Compression-Prevent-Fishin...

LegitShady 7y ago
I had the same thing with forearms. What you're experiencing is tendonitis commonly known as tennis elbow. Those straps relieve stress but they dont help heal. overuse will weaken your muscles. In my case I spent some time studying the muscles of the forearm and analyzing my pain and movements. A TENS machine (cheap on amazon) targeting that muscle for 15 minutes helps a lot to make the muscle relax. One major stretch missing in this list is active (using your other hand to push past where you can move it normally) wrist pronation/supination. In my case the shortened muscle was the flexor carpi ulnaris (which operates your pinky and wrist deviation). when it was overused it presented as tennis elbow and wrist pain on the ulnar side of the wrist. When i do active wrist pronation/supination I can feel the stretch at the ulnar side of the wrist and at the lateral epicondyle, exactly where the pain used to be. By stretching my wrist daily, including active wrist pronation/supination stretches, and once it had better range of movement starting on light exercise with resistance bands, everything is back to normal. But try and figure out where your problem is exactly. your forearm and wrists are complicated and not just one muscle.

LegitShady 7y ago

I had the same thing with forearms. What you're experiencing is tendonitis commonly known as tennis elbow. Those straps relieve stress but they dont help heal. overuse will weaken your muscles. In my case I spent some time studying the muscles of the forearm and analyzing my pain and movements. A TENS machine (cheap on amazon) targeting that muscle for 15 minutes helps a lot to make the muscle relax. One major stretch missing in this list is active (using your other hand to push past where you can move it normally) wrist pronation/supination. In my case the shortened muscle was the flexor carpi ulnaris (which operates your pinky and wrist deviation). when it was overused it presented as tennis elbow and wrist pain on the ulnar side of the wrist. When i do active wrist pronation/supination I can feel the stretch at the ulnar side of the wrist and at the lateral epicondyle, exactly where the pain used to be. By stretching my wrist daily, including active wrist pronation/supination stretches, and once it had better range of movement starting on light exercise with resistance bands, everything is back to normal. But try and figure out where your problem is exactly. your forearm and wrists are complicated and not just one muscle.