Topic: Arm ache

[Dillon Wolcott]

Well I really have all kinds of little aches and pains but if I put them all down it'd fill a book. What I'm here about is the only one that concerns me. It just started a couple of days ago. When I do a lot of upper body exercises and movements, my left arm gets a deep, dull ache. It starts on the inside of my elbow, wraps around to the back of my elbow, then up my tricep to my shoulder. My hand also starts to tremble slightly. Ice doesn't make it better but rest does. It feels like it's in the bone. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?

[nuclearapplepie]

Maybe a sign of elbow tendonitis. Or maybe you just simply banged your funny bone (happens sometimes during climb ups). Do you have bruises any where near your elbow?

[Dillon Wolcott]

No but it intensifies when I press on the back of my arm and when I stretch my should forward

[nuclearapplepie]

Might be early signs of tendonitis, and you don't want to get those. If rest helps then just rest lol. Lay off upperbody/arm stuff for a week or two.

[Dillon Wolcott]

Well that sucks. I was hoping it wouldn't come to that because I'll start losin conditioning. But I know from experience that tendonitus sucks because I had it in my right forearm. I'll give it a week but I'll keep going with lowerbody and core conditioning

[Steve Low]

That does not sound like tendonitis.

I would suggest getting this checked by an orthopedic doc.

Sounds like potentially radial nerve issue that needs to be checked out... don't want to mess around with the nervous system.


nuclearapplepie, I know you mean well but if you absolutely don't know what it is you probably shouldn't say anything.

[Dillon Wolcott]

Update: I was doing pull up pauses and after holding a pull up for ten seconds I lowered myself down an I REALLY felt the ache. I think I'll just take it easy for a couple days and then see if it gets better.

[Steve Low]

Update: I was doing pull up pauses and after holding a pull up for ten seconds I lowered myself down an I REALLY felt the ache. I think I'll just take it easy for a couple days and then see if it gets better.

You can try foam rolling everything and nerve glides to see if it helps

[Dillon Wolcott]

Using nerve gliding I found the problem. Somehow I've pinched my ulnar nerve. Does this mean I need to see a specialist about fixing it?

[Steve Low]

Using nerve gliding I found the problem. Somehow I've pinched my ulnar nerve. Does this mean I need to see a specialist about fixing it?

Would probably be a good idea to see a physical therapist