https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/3844/forearm-pain-sorenessI was wondering if anyone ever experiences forearm discomfort both during swimming and afterwards? I just turned 50 a couple of days ago and have been experiencing this problem off and on for a couple of years now. I normally swim 3500 to 4000 yards oren-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/39773?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:18:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3d58af5b-4cb8-42ae-9a47-d2b4923cc66eFormer MemberHopefully I&#39;m not done yet in the 50yr old group. Ive already moved up in meters for Worlds. We will see!!!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39707?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:53:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:408f42c0-281c-43ac-b058-324575871e62Former MemberMy thanks to George for sending his video and Paul for his experience with his &quot;golf elbow&quot;... it sounds like I have a similar condition. I&#39;m finding that as I&#39;m starting to do more intense workouts again, my forearms seem to be adapting to the extra workload and the pain &amp; soreness aren&#39;t quite so bad. I believe that I&#39;m going to be able to train through this condition. As much as I hate to admit to myself, I think this is more of a symptom of aging (ouch!) and my body just not recovering like it used to when I was 40. This getting older stuff is not for wimps (although I do feel like one at times)... :eek: Dave P.S. Paul, hope you set some sprint records when you age up...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39651?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:57:42 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:642683d0-15e0-4376-be7f-119217d74dc4Former MemberDavid: What you have is commonly called Golf Elbow but is not always caused by the golf swing. I had the problem last year and it became very painful for a period of four to six weeks. I believed most of my problem was caused by using the paddles to often in training. I slowly improved over time without doing anything special but weight training and increasing the range of motion in the area. They both helped over time. I also went for the shot for the pain early on but that provided only temporary relief. I&#39;m almost 55 and it took me about 4 to 6 month to get mostly free of the pain. Sorry!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39594?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:06:18 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:57ac4a82-9afa-4542-a9af-0ed07fca061eFormer MemberHey David I tried to send a video to you it shows my stroke and the big error in my swim stroke a broken wrist in the recovery stage, the right hand is flexed out, very bad to me I like everything straight, nothing broken.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39543?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:26:24 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a1b2827c-8a6a-4cf5-9854-8081931446cbFormer MemberThanks to Swimlong and Geochuck for their additional comments to my original post. Swimlong&#39;s comment re: elbow tendonitus may have some validity: my pain/soreness is primarily on the inside of my forearm as described. And Geochuck&#39;s comment on hand position is interesting in that I have seen several different approaches to this. Some coaches recommend keeping the hand straight in line with the forearm as it sweeps beneath the torso during the power stage of the pull. Then again, I&#39;ve seen other coaches recommend bending the hand and fingers at the wrist so that the fingers are pointing directly down towards the bottom of the pool. Indeed, I&#39;ve seen video of Rowdy Gaines with both his hands in this &quot;cocked&quot; position: elbows high, his hands not bent up or down at the wrist but rather the wrist itself bent sideways so that his fingers were pointing straight down to the bottom. Don&#39;t know if there&#39;s a &quot;right&quot; way re: this technique...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39464?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:25:26 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4f0a6486-347e-40b4-8109-30dcc0f75823Former Memberoops - just reread your post - nope, you&#39;re not new to swimming!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39398?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:24:08 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:510b4565-ec9d-444a-9c7f-959fd5822ca0Former MemberAre you fairly new to swimming workouts? Perhaps you have &quot;overuse&quot; syndrome from too much too soon, or are just developing muscles in your forearem. Maybe see a physio about what weight exercises to strengthen and some stretching. If the pain is on the inside of the forearm, it could be elbow tendonitis related. I developed elbow tendonitis from freestyle - or more specifically, poor freestyle style ( pull not close enough to my body resulting on too much &quot;lever action&quot; on the elbow). When I had this condition my forearm hurt, too.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39353?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:41:54 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1bf76341-ce3a-4849-b7d9-d1ef93213084Former MemberOriginally posted by geochuck Sounds like you are holding the fingers together too tightly and pressing your thumb too tightly against your index finger. I also wonder if maybe you&#39;re turning your forearm sdeways and don&#39;t knowit. that woudl creaate tension in the forearm.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39288?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:44:31 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a672be88-5d16-459b-b63d-0406e1c2d6e9Former MemberThanks to all for replying to my initial post. In regards to some of your comments, I don&#39;t believe my problem comes from swimming with tense arms and/or swimming with fingers &amp; thumbs held too closely together. I&#39;ve been filmed underwater and there wasn&#39;t any indication of that in the video. I&#39;m primarily a distance freestyler and my coaches have told me that I have a smooth and relaxed stroke. The comment about carpel tunnel syndrome may have some validity; I&#39;ll have to investigate that possibility. Unfortunately, this problem is probably only going to be solved by seeing a sports doc. I think my condition is somewhat rare for swimmers. If I ever figure it out, I&#39;ll post my findings... Thanks again, Dave S.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39231?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:00:55 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:80f54768-9f22-45fd-ba1f-8b0248098a1aFormer MemberI&#39;ve been wondering if swimming can either cause or exacerbate carpal tunnel-like pain. Do you think you have that? I think I have it from repetitive strain of keyboard use and from life in general (I am same age as you). I don&#39;t notice the pain while pulling but only when I pull myself up to the wall during a breaststroke turn which I shouldn&#39;t be doing anyway.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39163?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:02:54 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:84b7d9b6-84dc-4b85-9ccf-03ce085cf3e0Former MemberI used to get sore forearms and a little numbness in the hands when doing a T30 (continuous 30 minute swim for time). I believe I was tensing too many muscles while swimming, especially while doing the recovery. I had also not completely &quot;discovered&quot; my lat muscles so my arms/shoulders were doing most of the work. At the time I was doing about 4000 a day, seems like a different life back then.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39100?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:12:20 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:ea6e810f-621e-4330-80ba-716b12310c12Former MemberSounds like you are holding the fingers together too tightly and pressing your thumb too tightly against your index finger.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/39032?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:02:46 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8a1eb8ef-2a3c-43e4-bac4-2fff25a94c0aFormer MemberMy triceps get quite sore after a hard workout but I don&#39;t know that my forearms have ever been sore at all. Are your wrists and hands tensed up when you swim? That might be the cause of your mystery soreness.<div style="clear:both;"></div>