forearm burn, tendon tightness on throttle hand

[Frosty]

I'll check my throttle cable slack... Been running 0 degree bars for about 5 years, and now just a straight bar for a year... hmmmmm

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Feel your pain

I hope this isn't too bad of a thread jack since the last post was in January, but. . . . .

Tendonitis is when you have small tears where the tendon connects to the muscles and causes inflamation. I had it in the elbow and it took 1 year and finally surgery, it's perfect now. Now I have it in the knee for 8 months now, it killed last years riding season and now I have Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, it snaps and pops and hurts like a mo fo. Doc says as long as we don't stretch we will keep him in business. Start stretching!!!:bananajump:

I have the same elbow pain all the time now over the past several months. It is worse ride days and subsides a little between. Today is worse than usual, (I met Enzo yesterday and watching him throwing wild flatwater stabs got me kinda pumped up - I may have overdone it a little) the pain seems tied to my pinky and ring finger on my right (throttle) hand. My shoulder is starting to hurt now too. : (
I have never stretched before exercise, but am willing to listen now. Any tips from the doc on the stretch technique for these specific conditions?

 

[damnthathurt2]

I dont know if this would help or not, when I am mountain climbing I get a ton of forearm pump, along with stretching before hand I take a 5 foot section of rope with a 5-10 pound weight on one end and a short curl bar or round dowel tied off at the other and holding my arms straight out turn the bar in circles winding the rope and lifting the weight,do it all the way up and then control it all the way down do that a few times a day and it helped me a lot on the forearm burn, hopefully the description made sense.

 

[Speleopower]

I was having problems with throttle finger/forearm pump when I first got my ski. I switched to the angled throttle lever and straight bars. It is a lot better now. I might give the stock angle bars a try again and see if it any better than the 0 degree bars.

If you can get the thinner grips that might help as well. When I first started windsurfing a lot the booms were real thick and I would get super forarm pump. Later on you could get thin grip booms and the forarm pump almost went away. I imagine it's the same on a ski. THicker grips means you have to hold tighter thinner grips and you have leverage with your fingers wrapped more around the grip.

Scott

 

[surfjunkie]

i've had a lot of trouble with this. (throttle side forearm) it was really bad two summers ago. i rested it most of the winter and the pain went mostly away. i am left with the fact that it gets real fatigued almost right away. biggest things are to stretch it alot before riding and remember to take breaks. i was bad about hitting the surf and not stopping till i was out of fuel. now i try to stop every 30 min. or so.

i also start loading up advil on fri am and take it through the weekend.

hope it gets better!

 

[ski4]

this has been a big problem for me this year

too much computer for sure
switched throttles , i hope that helps some

 

[Gainera2582]

this has been a big problem for me this year

too much computer for sure
switched throttles , i hope that helps some

bingo. I see its not just the riding causing this issue, its the mouse clicking on the computer leading to an overuse injury.

Best idea is to limit computer time(I know, its a hard thing to do in todays society), move and exercise your hands using a powerball, grippers, rubber bands around your fingers for extension work, etc...

And get a massage once in awhile. We treat our skis with the best of things, why don't we do the same for our body?

 

[OCD Solutions]

I've been waiting for a thread like this to come along. One of my buddies raced snocross and suffered from severe arm pump. His hands would curl at the wrist and it was all he could do to release them a week after a big race. he underwent surgery where they opened up his forearms and actually moved tendons around. He has massive scars on both forearms where they opened him up.

A few years later he was working an oil rig and started to get the same thing again. This time he went to a Chiropractor and they adjusted his wrists and shoulders. He had subluxation in his shoulders that was pinching nerves and affecting the muscle reactions. It took a few adjustments and some strength training exercises but the arm pump went away. WITHOUT SURGERY!!!

The constant jarring and stress in the shoulders is the real problem. If the proper messages don't get through the nerves, both ways, then the muscle can't respond correctly.

I hope this helps. My friend sure wishes that he never had the surgery and that someone had told him about the benefits of Chiropractic in sports.

 

[ski4]

bingo. I see its not just the riding causing this issue, its the mouse clicking on the computer leading to an overuse injury.

Best idea is to limit computer time(I know, its a hard thing to do in todays society), move and exercise your hands using a powerball, grippers, rubber bands around your fingers for extension work, etc...

And get a massage once in awhile. We treat our skis with the best of things, why don't we do the same for our body?

you are right on the money brother.

repetitive use injuries
they even have a diagnosis for it

i need a new job lol

 

[Midlake Crisis]

This is very weird. My elbow hurts all the time and hurt especially bad all week since last Sunday's ride (tendonitis type pain?). Yesterday I rode with a new set of ergonomic grips (which I love!) and it felt better during the ride and I have almost no pain today. I have been taking Naproxin during that time, but it seems weird that it would make a big improvement AFTER another ride. Could it be the grips? I rode hard for three hours, only stopping to refuel. It was choppy and windy half the time, I should be hurting bad, but I am not.

 

[Gunter83]

Yeah my throttle hand's wrist below my thumb is giving me some pain. prolly strained it holding on the the right bar instead of wanting to swim after my ski. I went and bought a cold wrist splint that can be frozen. that's been helping alot.

Those workouts that Damnthathurt said work good too. you can make a easy home made one with pvc just drill a hole in the middle of a 2 foot length of pipe and tie a knot in a rope and put a hook on the other end for weights. great arm workout and strengthens your wrists too.

 

[jMike]

gotta switch hit in the evenings boys.. cant wear your right hand out before a riding day.. or maybe thats good strength and flexibility training.. lol.. at least being on a ski with arm pump and eating sh..it isn't so bad.. coming into a set of whoops and not being able to hold on is a different animal..

i'm going to look into that chiropractic method.. good call bk88

 

[The Timmer]

i have tendonitis in forearms myself im a machinist so im always spinning mills and lathes and never able to give my arms a break so i switched to 4 degree bars and stock yami throttle and helps with my riding compared to my FX1 that has straight bars

 

[wydopen]

dont grip the bars so hard...i have a really loose grip on the bars unless im recovering from something that didnt go as planned or im getting worked and trying to hold on to the ski...i guess its easier with footstraps cause you are connected to the ski besides with just your hands

 

[conzi_dv8]

Lube the crap out of your throttle cable, change the spring on your carb(s) to a lower tension and also switch or at least try 4 degree bars - straight bars killed my arms as well.

k

P.S. also try playing with grip sizes (small, large / thin, thick)

 

[Sospikey]

I switched to TBM's adjustable throttle lever. That helped a lot. I use ODI Rouges and I try to use a relaxed grip. I think it helps that I do weights in the off season along with riding mountain bike a couple of times a week more or less year around.
You should also check that your wetsuit isn't too tight around your forearms.
If your gloves have Velcro closures, make sure they're snug but not too snug. Do not wear a watch. Basically; anything that could pinch off blood supply is bad!

 

[agua]

5 pound weight on a rope attached to a short pole / cut broom handle. hold out parallel to the floor and use your arms to curl the rope up
exercises your fore arms quite nicely after you finish twirl it up the other way

 

[Boris]

5 pound weight on a rope attached to a short pole / cut broom handle. hold out parallel to the floor and use your arms to curl the rope up
exercises your fore arms quite nicely after you finish twirl it up the other way

Care to clear it up a bit more ??

 

[BruceSki]

Tie a rope around a stick of some sort..... tie the other end to a weight.

then put both arms out in front of you and roll the rope around the stick(lifting the weight) It will build your forearm muscles, and make your grip stronger.
The important part is to lower the weight at the same speed you lift. It will work the top and bottom of the arm.

http://www.ehow.com/video_2351859_do-forearm-curl-exercise-rope.html

 

[mxd253]

Nothing cures armpump except more ride time... Suck it up and ride!