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What Causes Pain Radiating From The Elbows Towards The Forearms?
I have pain in both forearms radiating from the elbow to halfway to the hand. It is sensitive to the touch but not with movement. It developed after 3 months of both arms falling asleep very easily and becoming numb when bent for long periods especially at night. This never used to happen. Recently a tingling sensation in my neck, shoulder and sometimes jaw has started and seems to be related to the forearm pain and rapid falling asleep of arms.
thanks for choosing HCM for your querry i understand your concern. Your forearm contains 2 long bones, many nerves and multiple muscles as well as ligaments and tendons that connect these structures together. Injury to any of these structures can be a cause of pain between your wrist and elbow. In your case you didnt mentioned any history of trauma so other causes related to trauma are more unlikely but one cause is more likely as per your history and that is nerve compression at elbow joint. Nerve injury may occur with trauma, however is more commonly caused by compression -- prolonged pressure -- in the forearm. These nerves are often compressed in the elbow and wrist joints, causing pain along the forearm. These injuries also cause tingling or numbness, and eventually muscle weakness. Nerve compression injuries may be treated with physical therapy, however severe cases may require surgery. I would advise you to take simple analgesics as per need basis and get yourself examined by an orthopedic doctor in your area so that he may physically examine you. I hope i am able to explain your querry in detail but still if you have any ambiguity feel free to contact me. Get well soon :)
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What Causes Pain Radiating From The Elbows Towards The Forearms?
thanks for choosing HCM for your querry i understand your concern. Your forearm contains 2 long bones, many nerves and multiple muscles as well as ligaments and tendons that connect these structures together. Injury to any of these structures can be a cause of pain between your wrist and elbow. In your case you didnt mentioned any history of trauma so other causes related to trauma are more unlikely but one cause is more likely as per your history and that is nerve compression at elbow joint. Nerve injury may occur with trauma, however is more commonly caused by compression -- prolonged pressure -- in the forearm. These nerves are often compressed in the elbow and wrist joints, causing pain along the forearm. These injuries also cause tingling or numbness, and eventually muscle weakness. Nerve compression injuries may be treated with physical therapy, however severe cases may require surgery. I would advise you to take simple analgesics as per need basis and get yourself examined by an orthopedic doctor in your area so that he may physically examine you. I hope i am able to explain your querry in detail but still if you have any ambiguity feel free to contact me. Get well soon :)