Forearm Flexor Pain

I've been stepping up the training last few months and with good results. Unfortunately as of late I have been experiencing pain when I rotate my left forearm inwards.

The pain usually goes away after I've warmed up. I figured because I'm climbing without pain it must not be that bad but when I get home the pain always returns. I've been following a regimental warming and stretching program before each workout and I've taken a week off still with pain. I'm wondering how much time should I take off? Should I train through it? Anyone else have this problem? Appreciate any help!

Andrew,

Andrew, when you say rotate my left arm inwards, I wonder if you might be saying, turn my left palm downward. Someone with a little experience in kinesiology would call this motion pronation.

One of the two muscles responsible for this motion is called pronator teres:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prona…

I once had a pretty painful tendinitis in pronator teres, and doing pullups got quite painful. Since it originates from the medial epicondyle, it can also be a source of medial epicondylitis.

drjuliansaunders.com/

This guy knows a lot about climbing injuries and has some great information for self-help. He has a column in Rock and Ice now and just wrote a good article called "Dodgy Elbows". You can find it on his site.

He also has a forum on the R&I website where you can get a direct response. It is rockandice.com/forum/viewfo…

A friend of mine also had a problem with elbow tendinitis that wouldn't go away with rest, physical therapy, or cortisone. He finally saw a doctor who did something like ASTYM, though I don't think he called it that. The problem went away quickly with that treatment.