- Jul 19, 2001
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It used to only happen while i was driving, but now its becoming more constant. Its kinda a dull pain throughout my whole arm, with occational sore spots roughly 1-2 inches above my elbow near my tricep, and on the inside forarm... My first guess is Carpel Tunnel, but i have no idea...
I've had it for a month or two but its starting to happen much more frequently, to the point i was swinging my arm while walking through Sawgrass Mills Mall today to keep it from aching. Anyone ever had this before, any suggestions? BTW, im calling my doctor first thing in the morning to scheduele an appointment, but i wanted to see if anyone around here has this...
*** UPDATE***
Sorry for the delay, but i was up in NYC for the long weekend. So i went to my doctor last wednesday and had some x-rays done that afternoon. The x-rays came back with no signs of a herniated disc in my back, but there was some unusual straightening of my neck. Doctor thinks its a pinched nerve in my shoulder/neck area, specifically the nerve that travels down my arm and into my fingers (as tapping them with that hammer thingy caused some interesting tingling). She also suggested that more than likely this is related to the pretty rough whiplash i had 2 years ago when my car got mauled by an F150.
So, as for treatments, Im now on Cyclobenzaprine (Muscle Relaxant) and Vioxx (Anti-Inflammatory) to help keep it under control. She also reccomended (much to my delight) that i go to a massage therapist and possibly physical therapy if conditions dont improve in the next 3 weeks....
The only problem im having with this is the possible interruption of my workout routine. Not exactally sure which excersizes & routines will put the mimimun amount of strain on the region....
Anyway, thanks for the help guys, i'll let ya know how i progress.
I've had it for a month or two but its starting to happen much more frequently, to the point i was swinging my arm while walking through Sawgrass Mills Mall today to keep it from aching. Anyone ever had this before, any suggestions? BTW, im calling my doctor first thing in the morning to scheduele an appointment, but i wanted to see if anyone around here has this...
*** UPDATE***
Sorry for the delay, but i was up in NYC for the long weekend. So i went to my doctor last wednesday and had some x-rays done that afternoon. The x-rays came back with no signs of a herniated disc in my back, but there was some unusual straightening of my neck. Doctor thinks its a pinched nerve in my shoulder/neck area, specifically the nerve that travels down my arm and into my fingers (as tapping them with that hammer thingy caused some interesting tingling). She also suggested that more than likely this is related to the pretty rough whiplash i had 2 years ago when my car got mauled by an F150.
So, as for treatments, Im now on Cyclobenzaprine (Muscle Relaxant) and Vioxx (Anti-Inflammatory) to help keep it under control. She also reccomended (much to my delight) that i go to a massage therapist and possibly physical therapy if conditions dont improve in the next 3 weeks....
The only problem im having with this is the possible interruption of my workout routine. Not exactally sure which excersizes & routines will put the mimimun amount of strain on the region....
Anyway, thanks for the help guys, i'll let ya know how i progress.
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