Any Suggestions for Moving, Right Arm Pain

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Do you think it could be caused by using the mouse - sort of a carpal tunnel thing? You might try taking a break from using the mouse with that hand and see what happens. Or at least find a different way to do it. A while back I was having tingling in my hand that I use the mouse with. When I provided support for my forearm, the problem went away.

 

Linda

 

 

 

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Rusty

Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:53 PM

Any Suggestions for Moving, Right Arm Pain

Can anyone make any suggestions to help...About two months ago, my right arm (the one I use for the mouse on thecomputer) began to give me pain. It started going from the shoulder areadown towards the inside of the elbow area (where your arm bends)I went to the chiropractor and he said it was tendonitis. We didadjustments and ultrasound. He felt after 8 treatments it would beimproved. It didn't. If anything it felt worse. I gave it about 5 weekswithout treatments to see if what he was doing was creating moreproblems...but found it was getting worse.The pain seems to move around....One day it is in the shoulder area...aroundthe (I call it a ball joint since I don't know the proper name) Another dayit will be on the outside of the arm (the elbow side) and then it will bethe inside of the arm.I am taking devils claw and glucosomine.I have now had two treatments of acupuncture...After the first one, I hadsome relief of pain...after the second one I didn't notice the same.I am not getting good sleep because I tend to thrash and when I roll overthe pain in my arm "grabs" and I am wide awake....some nights I'm gettingtwo or three hours sleep.The lack of sleep and dull pain is wearing me down.Any suggestions?Rusty********************************************* WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. Preventative and Curative measure to take for many ailments at:http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments_frame.htm__________-To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this address in an email to them:http://www./members_add _________To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please Go to: http://www./links___________Community email addresses: Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner _______Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.

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There are lots of factors that could affect rusty, if it isn't

tendonitis.. i thought the same as you, linda, when i read it, but as

there's already the tendonitis diagnosis, i didn't say anything because

i don't know anything about that.

 

That said, i've got carpal tunnel - so i can tell you what can help.

 

If you're typing at work, identify the problem and see if they will get

you and ergonomic keyboard. This is basically one with the 'keypad'

split up the middle - the left hand keys on one side, the right on the

other. The thing with a 'normal' keyboard is that it isn't angled in a

way that is at all comfortable for most people to type. Take a look at

the keyboard in front of you - are you having to hold your hands at an

unacceptable horizontal angle to type at it? If so, you could probably

benefit from an ergonomic keyboard. Since i've had mine, much of the

pain and numbness in my wrist and arms has gone away. Not all of it,

sadly, but its a big start.

 

 

The mouse can be a major problem. If you're using a pc, you can change

the fingers you use to 'click' your mouse. This is particularly useful

if you experience pain in those fingers (i did, quite a lot). Go into

'control panel', 'mouse' and then, if there are several choices, click

'buttons'. It should then allow you to change things over.

 

You can get mouse-mats with wrist-rests. These work best when you're

actually using it properly. You should, really, have your hand

'floating' above the mouse, rather than slumped on the table, angled

over the top of your mouse. A wrist rest can help, but can also

encourage 'slumping'. As i type this, i notice i'm slumping, btw..

 

Other things that affect you are the height of your chair, and the

height of your monitor - the top of your monitor should be about two

finger-widths below eye level. If its too low, or too high, you'll

strain your neck.

 

There are a whole number of factors you can look into. If you work for

a large company, they should provide work-station assessments. If they

don't, perhaps its time to encourage them to start

 

Linda, i'm not sure if we've had the same thing as rusty. What you had

sounds similar to what i had - except i got some pain in the hand as

well. Some of mine has gone away, but i still have to watch how much

typing i'm doing.

 

I've been recommended comfrey cream for the muscle-ache typing can

cause. I tried it, but it didn't change my world much. For how long

does one need to use it, anyone?

 

Also, any alternative suggestions would be great - particularly

suggestions that don't involve spending lots of money on expensive

remedies. I should probably do my yoga exercises more, because they're

supposed to help.

 

Rusty, i didn't mean to hi-jack your question. I hope you get some luck

with the pain, and that what i said might have been of some use to you.

if not, well maybe it was of some use to someone else!

 

I'd give that acupuncture a few tries - it can take a while to work -

but if you've decided it isn't for you, you probably know best. Massage

can help, too. All this pain is probably making you very tense. The

tension, in turn, will cause more pain. Let me know if you manage to

sort it out!

 

Good luck..

 

Cheers

Ian

 

P.s. i apologise for the erratic punctuation in this post. I'm typing

it in outlook, which appears to have a built-in autocorrect which i've

turned off about 89 times, and which keeps switching itself back on.

Oh, the joys of technology..

 

 

Linda Bumpas [linda]

26 April 2004 23:57

 

Re: Any Suggestions for Moving, Right Arm

Pain

 

Do you think it could be caused by using the mouse - sort of a carpal

tunnel thing?  You might try taking a break from using the mouse with

that hand and see what happens.  Or at least find a different way to do

it.  A while back I was having tingling in my hand that I use the mouse

with.  When I provided support for my forearm, the problem went away.

 

Linda

 

 

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Rusty

 

Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:53 PM

Any Suggestions for Moving, Right Arm Pain

 

Can anyone make any suggestions to help...

 

About two months ago, my right arm (the one I use for the mouse on the

computer) began to give me pain.   It started going from the shoulder

area

down towards the inside of the elbow area (where your arm bends)

 

I went to the chiropractor and he said it was tendonitis.  We did

adjustments and ultrasound.  He felt after 8 treatments it would be

improved.  It didn't.  If anything it felt worse.   I gave it about 5

weeks

without treatments to see if what he was doing was creating more

problems...but found it was getting worse.

 

The pain seems to move around....One day it is in the shoulder

area...around

the (I call it a ball joint since I don't know the proper name)  Another

day

it will be on the outside of the arm (the elbow side) and then it will

be

the inside of the arm.

 

I am taking devils claw and glucosomine.

 

I have now had two treatments of acupuncture...After the first one, I

had

some relief of pain...after the second one I didn't notice the same.

 

I am not getting good sleep because I tend to thrash and when I roll

over

the pain in my arm " grabs " and I am wide awake....some nights I'm

getting

two or three hours sleep.

 

The lack of sleep and dull pain is wearing me down.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Rusty

[Guest guest]

Hi Rusty,

I experience much the same as you describe and am told my pain is

due to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This is further compounded in my case

by an injury incurred during my service in the Marines that was

misdiagnosed as a sprain but later analysis of xrays taken show that

the wrist was either fractured or broken and wasn't set so it didn't

heal properly. My symptoms range from loss of tactile sensation in

the finger tips (a bad thing for a musician) to what I descibe as an

ice pick being inserted in the elbow. I occasionally have the pain in

the shoulder as well. I've found relief from the pain by wearing a

wrist brace at night that keeps the hand/wrist in the proper position

to reduce impingement on the nerves in that area. While I have used

glucosamine in the past, I now use an all natural supplement that

contains a precursor to glucosamine. This allows the body to

recognise and use what it needs to allow healing and not have to

process the unused portion out of the body thereby freeing those

resources for other needs. I'd also add that I'm almost 42 years now,

work out with heavy weights and cardio 4-6 times per week and have no

pain other that the previous injury. While I am considering surgery,

I'd caution you to find someone experienced in this area as I have

heard from people on both extremes who've reported either an

improvement or a worsening of the condition. Should you consider

surgery, the supplements I use also speed healing and should be a

consideration for you. I'd be glad to send you more info if you care

to have a look. I hope this has been helpful.

Wes Dodson

Pres., Physical Wealth

 

 

, " Rusty " <rusty@s...> wrote:

> Can anyone make any suggestions to help...

>

> About two months ago, my right arm (the one I use for the mouse on

the

> computer) began to give me pain. It started going from the

shoulder area

> down towards the inside of the elbow area (where your arm bends)

>

> I went to the chiropractor and he said it was tendonitis. We did

> adjustments and ultrasound. He felt after 8 treatments it would be

> improved. It didn't. If anything it felt worse. I gave it about

5 weeks

> without treatments to see if what he was doing was creating more

> problems...but found it was getting worse.

>

> The pain seems to move around....One day it is in the shoulder

area...around

> the (I call it a ball joint since I don't know the proper name)

Another day

> it will be on the outside of the arm (the elbow side) and then it

will be

> the inside of the arm.

>

> I am taking devils claw and glucosomine.

>

> I have now had two treatments of acupuncture...After the first one,

I had

> some relief of pain...after the second one I didn't notice the same.

>

> I am not getting good sleep because I tend to thrash and when I

roll over

> the pain in my arm " grabs " and I am wide awake....some nights I'm

getting

> two or three hours sleep.

>

> The lack of sleep and dull pain is wearing me down.

>

> Any suggestions?

>

> Rusty