i have severe pain above my elbows which prevent me from lifting or extending them.?

Question

I'm having numbness and tingling/burning sensation in my hands and forearms.

Answer 1

You should see your doctor. Have you had an accident or possible injury to your neck? It sounds like you could have some pinched nerves or possibly a herniated disk in your neck. He/she will likely order an MRl in order to accurately diagnose you. Numbness, tingling and burning are all symptoms of nerve involvement. Good luck.

Answer 2

Start with a chiropractor to make sure things are where they belong.
Using the principles in the book (at the end) work in conjunciton with both the chiropractor and massage therapist. Hint - the shoulder blade can be raised to get to the muscles if you reach that hand to the other shoulder

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Probably lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow, in lay man's terms. You best see a doctor.

Answer 4

Oh Lord, I suffer from this as well, all of it.
Could be so many things, email me and I will tell you what my Dr. told me.