I can't straighten my arm without it hurting. It feels like something is pulling hard on a tendon or ligament. When I bend my arm, it feels fine.
I hadn't worked biceps directly in probably 2 weeks, so I probably overdid it. But my bicep workout was on Saturday - this is Wednesday. Had a bit of normal soreness Sunday, but yesterday it really started to hurt.
What's going on?
edited to add: After my run yesterday I was able to straighten my arm while walking and it felt okay, like it just needed some blood flow. But I sit at a computer all day at work, so my arm is constantly bent. When I got up and tried to straighten it, it hurt to the point where I couldn't extend it completely.
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04-12-2006, 03:42 AM #1
Arm hurts to extend -right below bicep
Last edited by sweetbecky; 04-12-2006 at 03:49 AM.
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04-12-2006, 03:54 AM #2
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04-12-2006, 04:08 AM #3
It's right in the crook of my elbow, on the inside (palm up side). It feels like an extreme stretching that is painful, I don't want to fully extend at all, but it's not sharp or dull.
I'm thinking tendon or ligament... I don't know whether to keep it bent for a while (like the achilles tendon, you actually take pressure off it and not stretch until all pain is goine) or try to lengthen it as much as possible.
Hurts a lot in the morning after I wake up. I'm trying not to bend my arm while sleeping, but it seems kind of impossible.
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04-12-2006, 04:11 AM #4
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04-12-2006, 04:11 AM #5
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Did you do anything that would have stressed your arm while it was fully extended which could have caused hyper-extension (bending the arm in the opposite direction)?
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04-12-2006, 04:12 AM #6
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04-12-2006, 04:20 AM #7
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04-12-2006, 04:23 AM #8Originally Posted by deserusan
I was able to lift higher reps on Saturday. I normally can curl 15's no more than 6 reps, maybe 2 sets, but I was able to do 8 reps 3 sets before moving down to 12's (btw, I'm a girl).
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04-12-2006, 04:26 AM #9
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04-12-2006, 04:26 AM #10
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04-12-2006, 04:28 AM #11
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04-12-2006, 04:30 AM #12
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04-12-2006, 04:33 AM #13
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04-12-2006, 06:30 AM #14Originally Posted by sweetbecky
You probably just over did it but I would wait until it calms down before you hit back or arms again. Just ice it down and GENTLY stretch it. It should get better rather quickly
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