Forearm-pain: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for forearm pain

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

[…] in the wrist and first three fingers of the affected hand Forearm pain may occur Hand or wrist weakness may also be present Diagnosis of CTS Positive Tinel’s sign; a tingling [lifeextension.com]

This pain can radiate distally to the palm and fingers or, more commonly, extend proximally along the ventral forearm. [web.archive.org]

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common cause of wrist pain. A dull ache is felt in the wrist and forearm with pain which may radiate into the hand and fingers. [sportsinjuryclinic.net]

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

Pain within the elbow joint How is Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow Diagnosed? [dovemed.com]

Some patients also have forearm pain. [aafp.org]

[…] and a positive Tinel sign at the elbow and weakness in the forearm or hand (7). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radial Head Fracture

Signs and symptoms of a radial head fracture Patients with this condition typically experience a sudden onset of sharp, intense elbow or forearm pain at the time of injury [physioadvisor.com.au]

If there is significant wrist pain and/or central forearm pain, there may be acute longitudinal radioulnar dissociation with disruption of the distal radioulnar joint. [patient.info]

Pain is usually felt on the front, back or outer aspect of the elbow and forearm and can occasionally settle quickly leaving patients with an ache at the site of injury that [physioadvisor.com.au]

Lateral Epicondylitis

Pronate the patient's forearm. If this is painful the test is positive. [patient.info]

BACKGROUND: The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) questionnaire is a tool designed for self-assessment of forearm pain and disability in patients with lateral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tennis elbow : reactive tendon pathology of extensor forearm muscle origins, causing lateral elbow and upper forearm pain and tenderness. [patient.info]

Hemophilia

This procedure usually results in good pain relief and may improve forearm rotation. But the amount you can flex or extend your elbow will usually not change much. [rarebleedingdisorders.com]

But you will have pain and may see swelling. Bleeding into a muscle usually follows trauma. Common sites are the thigh, calf, and forearm. [emedicinehealth.com]

Yet bleeds in the psoas muscle (at the front of the hip) and the forearm muscles also occur. During a muscle bleed, the muscle swells and feels warm, stiff, and painful. [rarebleedingdisorders.com]

De Quervain Tenosynovitis

It feels the pain that appears gradually or suddenly, and in the wrist and can travel up the forearm. [healthguideline.net]

Pain that appears suddenly or develops over time. Pain that travels into the thumb or from the wrist to the lower arm (forearm). [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Symptoms Pain over the thumb side of the wrist Pain felt in the wrist that travels up the forearm Pain that worsens with movement of the wrist or when moving the thumb down [raleighortho.com]

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome may include: Pain, numbness, and tingling in the pinky and ring fingers, and the inner forearm Pain and tingling in the neck and shoulders [nlm.nih.gov]

There may be pain in the neck and shoulders, and numbess in the last 3 fingers and inner forearm. [mountsinai.org]

Signs and Symptoms of NTOS Pain, numbness and tingling, weakness, discoloration, temperature changes in the arm, hand and fingers, and the forearm. [umcvc.org]

Necrotizing Fasciitis

The patient presented with elevated body temperature, swelling, and pain over the left hand and forearm for 4 days before coming to our emergency room. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case report A 66-year-old Caucasian woman with a seropositive RA presented with sudden onset of severe and progressive forearm and elbow pain with 3 days of evolution. [reumatologiaclinica.org]

Medial Epicondylitis

Pronate the patient's forearm. If this is painful the test is positive. [patient.info]

Activities that require sustained grasping Medial (inside) elbow pain or tenderness directly over the tendon that can radiate to the forearm Pain or burning sensation during [twinboro.com]

[…] in the medial epicondyle of their elbow Tightness in forearm muscles Pain radiating down the forearm Pain increasing with grabbing, holding, or resisted wrist flexion Achy [robertsonfamilychiro.com]

Hemophilia A

This procedure usually results in good pain relief and may improve forearm rotation. But the amount you can flex or extend your elbow will usually not change much. [rarebleedingdisorders.com]

But you will have pain and may see swelling. Bleeding into a muscle usually follows trauma. Common sites are the thigh, calf, and forearm. [emedicinehealth.com]

Tenosynovitis of the Wrist

“Intersection syndrome causes pain at the intersection point, about three inches up the forearm, while de Quervain’s tenosynovitis causes pain along the edge of the wrist, [blr-cbinfo.us-east-1.elasticbeanstalk.com]

Signs and symptoms Pain, tenderness and swelling at base of the thumb and wrist. Pain that may radiate up your forearm. [brochures.mater.org.au]

The pain may appear either gradually or suddenly. Pain is felt in the wrist and can travel up the forearm. The pain is usually worse when the hand and thumb are in use. [orthoinfo.aaos.org]

Epicondylitis

The pain of medial epicondylitis starts at the connection point of the tendon to the bone and radiates down the inside of the forearm. [prevent-rsi.com]

Symptoms of these conditions include radiating pain that impacts the wrist and forearm, pain when flexing the wrist, forearm weakness, pain when attempting to grip items, [stemcellorthopedic.com]

Pronate the patient's forearm. If this is painful the test is positive. [patient.info]

Radial Tunnel Syndrome

Roles and Maudsley, analogizing to carpal tunnel syndrome, believed "radial tunnel syndrome" had a different presentation: proximal forearm pain and tenderness in the region [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Radial tunnel syndrome is relatively uncommon but is an important cause of lateral forearm pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

pain. [orthopaedicsone.com]

Radial Head Dislocation

[…] but modest improvement in forearm rotation and no improvement in elbow flexion-extension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Radial Head Dislocation Clinical Evaluation posterolateral elbow prominence, restricted elbow extension and forearm rotation, elbow popping, May have pain with [eorif.com]

[…] child will hold the elbow in slight flexion and the forearm pronated Physical examination pain and tenderness localized to the lateral aspect of the elbow Imaging Radiographs [medbullets.com]

Hemophilia B

This procedure usually results in good pain relief and may improve forearm rotation. But the amount you can flex or extend your elbow will usually not change much. [rarebleedingdisorders.com]

Consider transfer when All children with Suspected intracranial haemorrhage Bleeding into neck/throat Forearm/calf bleed at risk of compartment syndrome Bleeding into hip [rch.org.au]

Pronator Syndrome

A 29-year-old pregnant dentist developed acute right forearm pain and associated weakness in her hand. A diagnosis of pronator syndrome was made. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The main symptoms were forearm pain, numbness and weakness. One patient (two limbs) had nocturnal paresthesias. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If paresthesia involved the thenar eminence and proximal forearm pain was noted in cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome combined with pronator syndrome [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis

History The subtype of transthyretin (TTR) protein mutation, its tissue distribution, and the amount of amyloid deposition largely determine the clinical manifestations of TTR-related amyloidosis (ATTR). The key characteristic of ATTR that should raise clinical suspicion for this disorder remains the reliable[…] [emedicine.medscape.com]

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Disorder

But, with a TFCC injury, the patient most often experiences: Loss of grip strength-unable to grasp Wrist pain when rotating the forearm Hand pain or wrist pain when bearing [orthoneuro.com]

The most common symptoms of a TFCC problem are wrist pain on the ulna side of the wrist with a clicking or popping sound when moving the wrist or rotating the forearm. [3pointproducts.com]

Supination test: Patient grabs the underside of a table with the forearms supinated; this causes a load on the TFCC and dorsal impingement, which will cause pain if there [physio-pedia.com]

Elbow Fracture

If there is significant wrist pain and/or central forearm pain, there may be acute longitudinal radioulnar dissociation with disruption of the distal radioulnar joint. [patient.info]

Acute severe pain in the elbow and forearm Numbness What are the causes? “Twisting” or rotating Elbow Rolled” your Elbow Tripping or falling What are the treatment? [orthopaedics.com.sg]

Marked swelling of the forearm or palpable induration of forearm flexors, with pain on passive extension of the fingers, suggests acute volar compartment syndrome requiring [patient.info]

Tenosynovitis

Symptoms pain and swelling over the base of the thumb and thumb side of the forearm pain with thumb, wrist and hands movements snapping sensation when moving thumb weakness [myfamilyphysio.com.au]

This is most often known as golfer's or baseball elbow.It causes pain from the elbow to the wrist on the palm side of the forearm. [cumc.columbia.edu]

It causes pain to the side of the elbow and forearm, along the thumb side of the arm. [urmc.rochester.edu]

Volkmann Contracture

pain. [mhmedical.com]

If you have compartment syndrome in the forearm, you will have severe pain when the doctor moves the fingers up and down. Your forearm may be very swollen and shiny. [healthmedicinet.com]

Symptoms of Volkmann's Contracture Pain in the forearm, wrist or hand/fingers. Pain doesn't improve with rest or pain medication. [sportsinjuryclinic.net]

Insect Bite

However, forearms may also be affected while holding the pet animal. Symptoms of bites from horseflies Horseflies may bite to form a painful weal. [news-medical.net]

After initial 2 to 5 days there may be a red rash on the wrists, forearms, palms, soles and ankles. [news-medical.net]

You may also get flea bites on your forearms if you've been stroking or holding your pet. Horseflies A bite from a horsefly can be very painful. [nidirect.gov.uk]

Muscle Strain

Pain intensity was assessed on a 100-mm visual analog scale while at rest and with movement for 12 hours after patch application. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient will also be given pain medication in the form of ibuprofen or Tylenol for take care of the pain caused due to Forearm Muscle Strain. [epainassist.com]

[…] were randomly assigned to receive either 1 active patch or 1 placebo patch applied to the skin at the affected area (ie, shoulder, upper back, upper arm, neck, calf, thigh, forearm [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Median Neuropathy

It presents with shoulder pain and weakness but may also include features of AIS in the forearm [32]. [gms-books.de]

AINS is a pure motor neuropathy, as the anterior interosseous nerve contains no sensory fibres; dull forearm pain is however sometimes mentioned by patients. [neurologyneeds.com]

The most common symptom is mild to moderate aching pain in the proximal forearm, sometimes described as tiredness and heaviness. [clinicalgate.com]

Madelung Deformity

Our results show statistically significant improvement in grip strength and range of movement of the wrist and forearm. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Uniqueness: Madelung deformity can result in wrist pain and loss of forearm rotation, leading to decreased function of the wrist and hand. [bisp-surf.de]

Pain improved in 80% of the patients and 88% were satisfied with the appearance. One patient had a wound infection and another developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exostosis

An 11-year-old boy with known MHE presented 7 months after onset of left elbow pain and loss of flexion-extension to 40 to 120 . [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These were also noted in bilateral forearm films at the proximal and distal poles. [gait.aidi.udel.edu]

Bowing of the forearm or ankle and abnormal development of the hip joints (hip dysplasia) caused by osteochondromas can lead to difficulty walking and general discomfort. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiculopathy

Because nerves send sensations through the body, pressure on a nerve in the neck can cause forearm pain and weakness. [ohsu.edu]

He describes the pain as an aching sensation that affects his lateral forearm that improves when he abducts the shoulder. [orthobullets.com]

Pressure where the nerve connects to the spine (nerve root) can cause pain, weakness and other symptoms. [ohsu.edu]

Tendinitis

Signs and Symptoms of Wrist Tendinitis Wrist pain or tenderness directly over the tendon that can radiate to the hand or forearm Pain or burning sensation during activities [redefinehealthcare.com]

[…] you start to notice pain or discomfort in your forearm. [wikihow.com]

Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s or baseball elbow): This causes pain from the elbow to the wrist on the palm side of the forearm. [cooperhealth.org]

Malnutrition

In one set of experiments… Expand Thirty-nine patients with painful impaired forearm rotation and reduced grip strength after malunited fracture of the distal… Expand Five [semanticscholar.org]

Fingers Knees Malunion and nonunion can cause pain or even some loss of function. [upmc.com]

Painful forearm rotation may be related to bony impingement and tensioning of the IOM secondary to angular deformity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fracture

The fractured forearm is painful and swollen. There may also be bruising. Moving the forearm is typically painful, including extending the wrist or elbow. [msdmanuals.com]

[…] from height; - in this type of frx, radius will also migrate proximally if radial head is excised; - if injury is not found when it is acute, pt may develop severe wrist pain [wheelessonline.com]

The fractured forearm is painful, swollen, tender, and sometimes deformed. Doctors identify these fractures on x-rays. [msdmanuals.com]