Arm pain, tingling, pins and needles, weakness and/or numbness can often occur as a result of injury to the neck due to irritation or compression of the nerves exiting the spine. There are also many possible local causes for arm and elbow pain, such as tennis elbow or olecranon bursitis.
Please read below for some common conditions that can cause Arm and Elbow pain, as well as exercise ideas. It is essential that these conditions are properly assessed and diagnosed by your Physiotherapist, Osteopath or Doctor so that you can ensure no further damage occurs.
Cervical disc problems include degeneration, disc bulges or disc prolapses.If the discs in the neck become damaged they can bulge out and irritate or pinch the nerves coming out of the neck or the spinal cord itself. This clearly has serious implications, however can often be treated successfully with physiotherapy...
Read MoreClicking or crunching in the neck can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and...
Read MoreWe often find that this is over diagnosed and that often the arm and hand pain (and weakness) is actually being caused by a tendinopathy that is fully treatable with physiotherapy. However, true carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by irritation of the median nerve that runs though the wrist joint...
Read MoreThis is often caused by a blow to this part of the elbow or repetitively leaning on it or rubbing it. Fractures need to be ruled out by x-ray or scans and infection may also need to be ruled out. The tip of the elbow will appear hot and swollen....
Read MoreThe complexity of the neck, the amount we use it for day-to-day activities, the degree of strain we put it through during training and sports, and the fact that we often use it inefficiently through poor posture and insufficiently strong deep stability muscles, all this can lead to many different...
Read MoreMild neck pain and/or tightness that comes on slowly is commonly due to the upper back rounding forwards and the chin pointing forwards and upwards, which increases muscle and nerve tension and may cause pins and needles or pain in the arms and hands. Sometimes, breathing becomes restricted due to...
Read MoreTo treat elbow problems properly the stability of the shoulder and neck often needs to be addressed, because if the shoulder is moving inefficiently more strain is exerted on the elbow. Treatment should therefore never focus purely on the elbow itself. However, the following exercise is a valuable exercise in...
Read MorePlease click here to read how the shoulder works before reading the following. It is essential to reposition the shoulder joint correctly, which you must do under the guidance of a physiotherapist to make sure you dont do more damage. The most common incorrect position is the shoulderblade being held...
Read MoreSitting posture at work, at home or in the car is a major cause or cure of pain in the back, shoulders, neck, arms and knees. Please scroll down to the bottom for specific advice on how to adjust your posture in the car to avoid or reduce pain. Sitting...
Read MorePlease ask your Physiotherapist or Osteopath to show you how!
Read MorePlease click here to read how the shoulder works before reading the following. The lats are often tight and over active relative to the smaller shoulder muscles like the rotator cuff muscles.
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