What causes forearm pain?
Pain in the forearm occurs for many reasons - it can be formed on the background of both trauma and other diseases.
A large percentage of clinical cases can be treated at home. However, if the pain is acute, developed suddenly and is accompanied by other symptoms, and the condition has not improved for several weeks, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
The cause of forearm pain may be:
- Arthritis
- Tennis elbow;
- Carpal tunnel syndrome;
- Tension
- Fracture
- Radiculopathy of the neck;
- Nerve problems.
You should immediately contact the clinic with the following symptoms:
- Numbness or tingling sensation in the shoulder area;
- The shoulder is swollen, you feel hot to the touch and you have a high fever;
- You complain of pain during exercise, but the discomfort disappears when you rest;
- Strong pain;
- You have difficulty moving your shoulder;
- During a shoulder injury, you heard a cracking sound or the normal, physiological shape of the shoulder changed.
Each of these symptoms is characteristic of noteworthy pathologies (bone fracture, infection, heart disease) and requires urgent medical assistance, timely intervention of a doctor.
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https://www.healthline.com/health/forearm-pain#when-to-get-emergency-help
