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How Can Pain In The Forearm From Excessive Typing Be Managed?

My 24 year old son has been experiencing forearm pain and hand pain for several months - probably due to excessive typing of his master s thesis coupled with tension. He has been out of school for 1 month and resting has not helped. We have also tried heat treatments and cold treatments.
Fri, 17 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It could be due to excessive stress on your hand and fingers due to typing which can be aggravated by improper posture.First you need to get correct posture for typing followed by hand strengthening exercises with hand gripper.Also take diet rich in fruits and vegetables, protein rich foods like milk,eggs,fish etc.

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How Can Pain In The Forearm From Excessive Typing Be Managed?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It could be due to excessive stress on your hand and fingers due to typing which can be aggravated by improper posture.First you need to get correct posture for typing followed by hand strengthening exercises with hand gripper.Also take diet rich in fruits and vegetables, protein rich foods like milk,eggs,fish etc. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.