Ashburn and Herndon 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 a key of your life - as they are for so many Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic clients! – forearm pain may be an issue. Chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn can help with diagnosis, relieving treatment and specific exercise recommendations to stretch and strengthen muscle tendons causing forearm tendinitis and forearm pain.

FOREARM TENDINITIS

Chronic tendon injuries are quite usual 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 engage many muscle tendons that originate in the hand or insert into it from outside 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 help relieve 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 one area like in the forearm is frequently 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will start with a good exam to verify the source of your pain and establish a relieving treatment plan. It’s 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, forearm muscle exercises 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 start 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 pulling your fingers toward your forearm will help keep these forearm muscle tendons supple. (4) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will work with you to ensure proper form so that you get the most from doing them.

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Make your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn helps many Ashburn and Herndon patients with forearm tendinitis due to computer typing and mouse use.