I work for a plant garden center, and the plants are delivered from the grower often. I have to reach high (about 6 feet) to lift these plants off of the rack and bring them down to the display area. This repetitive action happens over 100 times during this process. After several weeks of doing this job, now my right arm is very painful. It hurts to even raise a glass of water to my mouth. I can t lift even the slightest object without some pain in my right forearm. The pain radiates down into my right hand at times. It s been two weeks since the injury. When will my arm heal?
Hi, It is due to over usage of palmar muscles which goes into painful spasm. As a first line of management you can take analgesics like Ibuprofen or Gabapentin for pain relief. If symptoms persist, better to consult an orthopaedician and get evaluated. In severe cases steroid injection may be required. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.