knocking a wall down... what have i done?:(

[mu0n]

I knocked some of it down last weekend and went gym next day and got an ache in my arm. Ignored it.

Knocked rest of it down today and I have an almost unbearable pain radiating down my arm. I can only liken It to growing pains. I can't pinpoint the pain as it radiates. Is it a tendon stretched? Arms shaking.

Thanks

[mattikake]

Tendons don't stretch, they rupture.

Could be aggravated nerve. If the pain shoots through much more than one muscle it's unlikely to be related to the muscle - spindle, golgi, fascia, muscle or tendon damage.

[BlackVanDyke]

Sorry for stating the obvious but 'almost unbearable' pain deserves the attention of a doctor, no matter what you think you know caused it. GP or walk-in centre time.

[mu0n]

I took some Ibuprofen and the pain eased after about 30-40 minutes. It’s been fine since. No arm or back day at the gym this week but I still have a small amount of wall to knock down and a few ton of rubble to move which I’ll do later in the week.

Touch wood, I don’t think it’s serious… I think it is/was just some sort of repetitive strain injury? Whether it was over stretching my arm or the jarring effect of the hammer bouncing off the wall, I don’t know.

[Asterix]

Tendonitis?

I got a case of this after an intense 4 hour drumming session believe it or not. Thought it was usual DOMS but is still lingering after 4 weeks - much, much better though and the stuff the doc gave me, Feldene, has helped immensely.

[Slink]

mattikake said:

Tendons don't stretch,

well they do stretch, when you do stretching exercises, like trying to get your palms flat on the floor with straight legs.

[mattikake]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_it_important_the_...

HTH!

In principle it would kinda be a bit pointless if tendons stretched, because a muscle wouldn't be able to pull on the bone. (Well actually they do stretch a tiny tiny bit, but it's more an emergency flex to avoid the moment of tearing under very high pressure)

btw, I can't understand what stretching exercise you're trying to explain there. It sounds just like sitting down? :s

[Slink]

lol, stand up, legs straight, then try an put your palms flat on the floor, while standing up...

if you cannot do it first time, push a bit more every time you do it, taking a couple of weeks an you should be able to do it easy.