Just registered as some of you guys seem quite clued up re climbing injuries.
Anyway, I think I have a possible strain of my Brachioradialis muscle. Dunno if it is that though, still waiting for physio appointment. There is no pain/aching above the elbow area, sometimes it feels as though it's coming from the lateral epicondyle area and other times just in the bulgy bit of muscle right on the lateral side of the elbow when palm is facing up. Sometimes pain is in that muscle, but I feel it in my forearm rather than elbow area, sometimes I feel it in my wrist and sometimes even down the back of my hand. (I've also got issues with discs in my neck, so it may be related, but I'm convinced this is muscular/tendinous rather than nerve pain. I get the pain when I rotate my forarm from suppination to pronation, when I squeeze stuff and when I try and pick things up in an open handed position with my palm facing down my arm is so weak (I can't itch my back either as it goes all weak, lol!)
Anyway, I can't seem to climb on it. Well I can do VERY easy stuff (and bear with me here cos I don't boulder much) but if I climb anything that doesn't have huge ledges or jugs then it hurts and if I try and push things then my whole forearm hurts, starts burning and I get pumped pretty immediately. I'm also struggling to swing an axe (very frustrating!)
Ok, enough waffling. How have you guys treated Brachioradialis strain before seeing a physio. I'm unsure of what stretches to do, and whether I should completely rest it, or do some very light climbing?
