Got Weak Grip???
We often have patients coming into the office complaining of a weak grip or even pain while gripping. As you can imagine this can easily make daily activities that we take for granted everyday seem very difficult. Symptoms such as a weak grip, pain near the elbow, and pain on either side of the forearm can be a result of hypertonicity in the muscles and soft tissue. Overuse and/or miss use of both the flexors and extensors in your forearm can lead to symptoms like these. We don't normally think that the small repetitive movements we do everyday affect us but I assure you, they do. Office workers clicking a mouse, mechanics wrenching on cars, and even massage therapist using their hands constantly day after day takes it's toll. A weakened grip can not only stem from hypertonicity in the tissue but can also be a result of nerve entrapment in the forearm. You have three common impingement areas in your forearm from three common muscles. The Supinator, Flexor Digitorum Superfici...