Forearm/wrist tendonitis

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Play with some balls and give you tendons some exercise.

And no ya filthy lot, by balls, I mean Chinese stress balls, spin then round in the palm of your hand gives the guiders etc individual movement. Or alternatively a pair of golf ballks, but they nay be too light and small. The idea is not to let them clack together in the palm of your hand whilst spinning. Promotes strength in wrist and forearm.

I did tell the nurse in A&E that I wasn't sure whether to keep it moving to stop it from stiffening up, or to rest it so it could heal and he said that stiffening up sensation was my body's way of telling me to rest it, and if I continue to stretch & move it, it will just aggravate it. The chinese ball things could be good for prevention once the tendon's aren't inflamed anymore maybe?

The nurse guy explained the tendons as being wrapped in a sheath, a bit like electric cable having pvc sheath on the outside, and that when the tendon (wire in the middle) gets inflamed, it becomes difficult for said tendon to slide smoothly up & down inside the sheath (the pvc covering) and the friction registers as pain/stiffness, hence by resting it the inflamation can clear up and normal pain free service will be resumed..... or words to that effect

Oh and definitely worth asking to have it noted at work if you're in the fire service.

[dizzyblonde]

Well aye, your nit going to like doing it when your in masses of pain. However those plastic cables do need to be kept in trim as a preventative, trick is to use your fingers not wrists. It's worth a mention with the gp though, to see if it suits, I'm no doc.

I've been suffering from this clutch arm thing since i started riding... gripping ze tank, not doing excessive rides and ice packing and ibuprofen gel has the best effect

Went to this guy recently: http://www.fleetosteopathicclinic.co.uk/ and we discovered the tendon right before the base of my elbow is quite stingy and painful when pressure is applied...and he thought it was linked to the pain in my wrist and thumb - taken his advice of light exercise, ice packs 4 times a day and ibuprofen gel everyday and the pain is almost gone after a week, I'd recommend him.

[Fallout]

In my experience, docs don't have a clue what they're babbling about. They read something in a book and take it as gospel. Well, it aint gospel. Some of the rubbish advice I've had over the years.

My suggestion is ignore everything the doctor says after the diagnosis (which half the time you can work out yourself anyway). Let them diagnose, get the drugs you can't buy over the counter, and then go onto the internet and research the treatment yourself. Obviously this applies to this sort of minor rest/exercise type ailments. I wouldn't advice ignoring the doctors advice for things like broken spines and decapitation.

[Dave-the-rave]

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

I did tell the nurse in A&E that I wasn't sure whether to keep it moving to stop it from stiffening up, or to rest it so it could heal and he said that stiffening up sensation was my body's way of telling me to rest it, and if I continue to stretch & move it, it will just aggravate it. The chinese ball things could be good for prevention once the tendon's aren't inflamed anymore maybe?

The nurse guy explained the tendons as being wrapped in a sheath, a bit like electric cable having pvc sheath on the outside, and that when the tendon (wire in the middle) gets inflamed, it becomes difficult for said tendon to slide smoothly up & down inside the sheath (the pvc covering) and the friction registers as pain/stiffness, hence by resting it the inflamation can clear up and normal pain free service will be resumed..... or words to that effect

Oh and definitely worth asking to have it noted at work if you're in the fire service.

Am I the only one to find all that quite sexual??? How did the nurse respond???

[Paul the 6th]

The nurse was a guy... Pay more attention to the first line of my post Dave! lol

Well i saw this guy several months after seeing my crap GP and he was surprisingly good. Otherwise the internet is normally a much better source for treatment if you filter out the crapola :P

Originally Posted by Winder

If I put my hand out flat with fingers out straight and my thumb resting against my index finger I feel no pain. If I then move my thumb away from my index finger (so thumb and index finger make an L shape) I get pain up the radial side of my arm and over the top of my forearm a little further back than where the face of a watch would be.

Is that similar to yours?

sounds like you have De Quarvian (sp?) syndrome. But judging by what you have said it seems its this, as the test to diagnose it is extremely similar to the movements you have described if my memory serves me correct.

Maybe go see your doctor for some steroid jabs.

(i'm only a third year medical student so dont believe everything i say )

[Winder]

Like 99% of people my first port of call was google. From that I discovered I had either, tendonitis that will go away in a few weeks or de Quarvian/Intersection syndrome that will ruin my life leaving me incapable of enjoying any of my hobbies without constant pain. I would also most likely get medically discharged from my job.
So I'm hoping it's just the tendonitis.
I went to minor injuries clinic and got a pleasure glove like Paul's and have now been to the GP and been prescribed diclofenac to sort the inflammation.
Ice packs 3 times a day for 20 mins at a time is also helping the swelling.
I'm also going to go and see someone in a local sports injury clinic that was recommended to me as they can do some nasty manipulation to help things along.
No motorcycle or MTB for at least 2 weeks though.

And it's all your fault Jammy, that ride back from yours was the final straw, when I got home I could barely get my jacket off my arm was that fecked.