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Forearm Pain (not elbow) with backhand

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Ijp8021

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For three years now I have not been able to throw a backhand. I've tried everything. Technique, stretching, compression. Nothing works. My forearm blazes with pain even after mellow 4o% throws. My elbow dies not hurt. Anyone else have this? Going to work on teaching myself leftie.
 
Sounds like you are having referred pain. You need to have that checked out by a professional.
Find a sports chiropractor and book an appt.
 
Yeah, get a professional. And, no, I've never heard of that.

I'd place a small bet that it's in your wrist. If you're lucky, there will be a non-surgical cure, fixable with rehab. The right rehab.
 
Could be quite a few different things. Golf or tennis elbow can manifest itself as more forearm or bicep pain, particularly on the inner elbow area. Though, these usually manifest themselves as contraction pain, not extension.....such as a backhand throw. See your primary care physician for a referral to an orthopedic or sports medicine doc.

I have also never heard of this. Though it is not uncommon for me to get a pretty good burning/tingling pain on my first couple hard throws, especially in the cold. It subsides after a couple throws though.
 
Yeah get looked at. When cleared to throw, take video and post in the form section. Less throwing repetitions and more assessing how you should throw I think would be best to get through at first, to make sure you aren't doing something every time that is bad for you. Again though, get checked out.
 
Depends on where in your forearm it is. Sounds like tennis elbow though.
 
Major Tomahawk said:
Don't go to a chiro...go to a PT.
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This is where I will respectfully disagree. PTs tend to have less training. There is a high chance that this is an referred pain, not something that PTs have the knowledge to handle. Do find a sports chiro though, they have extra training.
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Even the strength couches are warning clients away from PTs now.
 
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wolfmandragon said:
This is where I will respectfully disagree. PTs tend to have less training. There is a high chance that this is an referred pain, not something that PTs have the knowledge to handle. Do find a sports chiro though, they have extra training.
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Even the strength couches are warning clients away from PTs now.
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That's wild, I've never heard this. My close friend is a PT and she did 8 years worth of college plus a year of residency to get that degree. She's insanely knowledgeable and works hand in hand with actual physicians and medical professions at a hospital. How the hell does a strength coach know more than someone like her?
 
Go to a Peruvian Shaman. Not Ecuadorian though, they don't have nearly the training in guinea pig divination.

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wolfmandragon said:
This is where I will respectfully disagree. PTs tend to have less training. There is a high chance that this is an referred pain, not something that PTs have the knowledge to handle. Do find a sports chiro though, they have extra training.
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Even the strength couches are warning clients away from PTs now.
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StevenSeagal said:
That's wild, I've never heard this. My close friend is a PT and she did 8 years worth of college plus a year of residency to get that degree. She's insanely knowledgeable and works hand in hand with actual physicians and medical professions at a hospital. How the hell does a strength coach know more than someone like her?
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Never heard this either. :confused:
 
sidewinder22 said:
Not sure how those make your argument valid.
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I stated my beliefs; you and others said you had never heard this , so I am showing source material. There is more and this is a starting point for those interested in travling down that rabbit hole.

I should have broken the post into two, but I was tired and lazy last night.

My opinion, based on research and my life experences, is to look to Sports Chiro or a D.O. for sport injuries. If a PT is needed, then the patient can be refered to the said PT afterwards.
 
wolfmandragon said:
I stated my beliefs; you and others said you had never heard this , so I am showing source material. There is more and this is a starting point for those interested in travling down that rabbit hole.

I should have broken the post into two, but I was tired and lazy last night.

My opinion, based on research and my life experences, is to look to Sports Chiro or a D.O. for sport injuries. If a PT is needed, then the patient can be refered to the said PT afterwards.
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It's cool dude. In terms of DGCR debates this one is pretty mild. That being said I respectfully disagree with you on a couple points. first off the guy you linked to is a DPT. He has the same degree as my buddy. On top of that he is selling his specialized rehab services so of course he's going to say other DPT's don't know what they are talking about. A blog post on a ebsite does not carry the same weight as an actual peer reviewed study so at best you got to take what he says with a grain of salt.

Secondly I would always recommend going to an actual doctor first and take his recommendation before venturing out on your own. Or ask your personal doc whether or not he or she is familiar with that DPT or Chiro and if not have them find out if any actual doctors do recommend that individual.

I'm not saying you can't get better service from a Chiro or a DPT as opposed to a clinical doctor, but if that individual is not endorsed by a clinical doctor than they are more than likely not as good as they say they are.
 
Be skeptical, always. That includes D.C.s as well.

I am programmer in the medical field; this does color my opinion of course.
 
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wolfmandragon said:
Chirolractor, without sport speciality. ~4826 hours formal education.

PT = 3500 hours or greater

Couple links about strength

https://startingstrength.com/article/is_physical_therapy_fraud

https://drjohnrusin.com/how-strength-training-will-save-the-physical-therapy-profession/
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Wow, these "articles" are based on horribly oudated information that no one is tought or should go by based on the research. The DPT education is heavily oriented towards evidences based practice. Things brought up in that first link are things debunked by research for the last couple of decades. Studies show that going to a PT first results in improved outcomes and fewer costs and imaging studies compared with PCPs, orthos, and chiros. I choose not to say anything disparaging about chiros but that is not helpful (though not sure where you got the hours if training) stat from.
 
Ijp8021 said:
For three years now I have not been able to throw a backhand. I've tried everything. Technique, stretching, compression. Nothing works. My forearm blazes with pain even after mellow 4o% throws. My elbow dies not hurt. Anyone else have this? Going to work on teaching myself leftie.
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Find a PT with there orthopedic or sports specialty board certification:
http://aptaapps.apta.org/DirectoryofCertifiedSpecialists/default.aspx

Could be a tendinopathy or cervical issue most likely.
 
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