Forearms Pain – Sarah Fisher

Forearms Pain – Sarah Fisher

I have been a massage therapist for 6 years and with that i have noticed how the forearms go unnoticed. Throughout the day especially depending on your career, those muscles take on a large work load and often get neglected. Just because you are not in pain doesn’t mean your muscles aren’t strained.

I never knew myself how much strain we put on the forearms until I learned about it in college, and have had my own discomfort from extensive typing or even long drives which involve both hands being in a grip position for long periods of time. Just like other strains and over use injuries it can lead to inflammation, scar tissue and chronic pain in the wrists and/or elbows (medial and lateral epicondylitis).

We have two groups of muscles in our forearms called our forearm extensors and forearm flexors. These muscles are involved with finger and wrist movements, which are pretty common and key movements involved in our daily living activities and careers, such as typing.

A lot of the time, even myself am guilty of this, we ignore symptoms or don’t make things a priority because it isn’t hurting, the key is prevention and maintaining good muscle health. It’s always best just like any injury to get it looked at and treated before things get worse and harder to manage. If you have noticed pain or discomfort through your wrist, forearms and elbows it’s best to have it looked into further and assessed, to make sure you are doing what you can to prevent more strain.

Going for massage therapy can be very beneficial for treating over use injuries and your therapist can advise you on home care exercises such as ice, rest and stretches to best keep any pain and discomfort at ease for as long as possible.

At Adica Massage Clinic, we offer various massage types to suit our clients needs including: therapeutic massage, deep tissue massage, couple’s massage, hot stone massage and even our 4 handed massage.