Hi,I am Dr. Gopal Goel (Orthopaedic Surgeon). I will be looking into your question and guiding you through the process. Please write your question below.
Suggest Treatment For Painful And Swollen Arm After Injury
Radial Nerve.........Hey Doc... My name is jim.. I have been going to physical therapy for almost 6 months now due to a radial nerve injury from a workout. When i first injured the arm the pain was slight and i could not straighten the arm with ought discomfort. 4 days later, the pain significantly worsened. The back of the forearm swelled up and arm extension came close to unbearable. A day after that half of my wrist and all of my finger extension stopped working completely. i saw a surgeon and he told me it was a radial nerve entrapment and to let it heal. If it doesnt heal he says he is going to do a tendon transfer.. recently got an emg , mri and xray done and the resuls came back that everything below the supinator are not working properly..the mri/xray didnt find anything out of the ordinary. It has been almost 6 months the arm extension pain went away the first month as well as the forearm swelling, however the finger extension has almost been non existent... Im due for anothe
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service
[Sample answer]
We use cookies in order to offer you most relevant experience and using this website you acknowledge that you have already read and understood our
Privacy Policy
Suggest Treatment For Painful And Swollen Arm After Injury