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• Method 1 of 3: Treating the tendonitis yourself
• Method 2 of 3: Stretches and stretches for your forearm
• Method 3 of 3: Get medical treatment

Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon. A tendon is the connection between a muscle and a bone. Forearm tendonitis is different from elbow or wrist tendonitis, as it only affects the tendons in your forearm. The symptoms of this condition are pain, tenderness, swelling and redness in the inflamed area. Tendinitis can have various causes and overuse is the main culprit. Overloading can be the result of sports, repetitive movements, or incorrectly lifting heavy objects. Age can also play a role.

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Method 1 of 3: Treating the tendonitis yourself

1. Apply the RICE method. The abbreviation stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. This method can be used at home to treat forearm tendonitis. Apply the method daily for best results.
2. Rest your forearm. While being treated for forearm tendonitis, it is crucial that you rest the muscles around the tendons, especially if you are an athlete. Athletes who continue to use their forearm with a tendon inflammation run the risk of chronic tendon inflammation. Chronic tendinitis is a lot more difficult to treat.
   • Avoid sports or vigorous physical activity. Don't try to play in spite of the pain.
   • Light physical activities are still possible for patients with inflammation of the forearm, as complete abstinence from forearm use can cause muscle stiffness. Try light-intensity physical activities such as swimming and light stretching exercises to keep your muscles active without straining them.
3. Cool the area with ice for about twenty minutes several times a day. Use a icepack or ice pack (wrap in a towel), give your forearm an ice massage or place your arm in a container of ice. This will reduce pain, muscle spasms, and swelling in the forearm.
   • For an ice massage, you need to freeze a plastic cup with water. Hold the cup as you apply the ice to the skin of your forearm.
   • You can also use a bag of frozen frozen vegetables, such as peas.
4. Cool your forearm until the swelling has subsided. Swelling can result in limitation of movement of the joint. Apply a pressure bandage or an elastic bandage (available at drugstores, among others) around your forearm until the swelling has subsided.
5. Keep your forearm up. Raising your forearm as much as possible will reduce pain and swelling. Hold the forearm with the tendonitis above your heart by placing it on a chair or pile of cushions.
6. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever or anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs). Ibuprofen, aspirin, or other prescription anti-inflammatory drugs can relieve pain and control swelling in the short term (about five to seven days).
   • Ibuprofen (eg Advil) is a very effective pain reliever and has an anti-inflammatory effect. You can usually take two pills at the same time, repeating this every four to six hours.
   • Naproxen (Aleve) is also an anti-inflammatory drug. You can take this medicine every 12 hours to relieve pain and prevent swelling.
   • Paracetamol is an analgesic medicine that can also be used to relieve pain caused by the tendonitis.

Method 2 of 3: Stretches and stretches for your forearm

1. Stretch the extensor muscles in your forearm. Doing stretching exercises targeting the muscles in your forearm is a great way to strengthen the muscles, which can help relieve pain and rid yourself of the discomfort. A constant routine of stretching and stretching exercises, aimed at strengthening your muscles, can help relieve the tendonitis in your forearm. Your extensor muscles help stretch your wrist and are important for the health of the muscles in your forearm.
   • Sit in a chair and rest your elbow on a flat table or surface.
   • Extend your arm fully. Your wrist should stick out over the edge of the table.
   • Press your palm down with your other hand.
   • You will feel tension at the top of your forearm and bent hand. Keep the muscles contracted for 15 seconds and repeat this step two to three times on each arm.
   • You can also do this stretching exercise while standing, for example while walking on a treadmill or when standing still.
2. Stretch the flexors in your forearm. These are the muscles that allow you to flex your wrist.
   • Sit in a chair and rest your elbow on a flat table or surface.
   • Extend your arm fully with your palm facing up.
   • Your wrist should stick out over the edge of the table.
   • Push your palm down with your other hand to stretch the flexors in your forearm. Keep the muscles contracted for 15 seconds and repeat this step two to three times on each arm.
   • You can also do this stretching exercise while standing, for example while walking on a treadmill or when standing still.
3. Strengthen the extensors in your forearm. You should do stretching exercises at all times before attempting strengthening exercises. Use weights of 0.5 kg or less for these exercises. You could also use a can of soup or a light hammer.
   • Sit in a chair and rest your forearm on a flat table or surface.
   • Your wrist should stick out over the edge of the table.
   • Extend your forearm fully with your palm facing down.
   • Hold the weight in your hand and raise your wrist.
   • Hold this position for two seconds and then slowly release the tension. Repeat this step thirty to fifty times, twice a day. However, if you experience pain during these exercises, you should reduce the amount of exercise per day.
4. Strengthen the flexor muscles in your forearm. Use a weight of 0.5 kg or less for this exercise.
   • Sit in a chair and rest your forearm on a flat table or surface.
   • Your wrist should stick out over the edge of the table.
   • Extend your arm fully with your palm facing up.
   • Hold the weight in your hand and bend your wrist up.
   • Hold this position for two seconds and then slowly release the tension. Repeat this step thirty to fifty times, twice a day. However, if you experience pain during these exercises, you should reduce the amount of exercise per day.
5. Do "deviator" muscle exercises. These are the muscles that allow your wrist to move sideways. Use weights of 0.5 kg or less for this exercise.
   • Hold the weight in your hand with your thumb up.
   • Move your wrist up and down, as if you were hitting a nail on the head.
   • All movements should take place in your wrist joint, not the elbow or shoulder joint. Repeat this step thirty to fifty times, twice a day. However, if you experience pain during this exercise, you should reduce the number.
6. Train your outward (supination) and inward (pronation) turning muscles. These are the muscles that allow you to turn your hand.
   • Hold a weight of 0.5 kg or less in your hand with the thumb up.
   • Turn your wrist in as far as it will go and hold this position for two seconds.
   • Turn your wrist out as far as it will go and hold this position for two seconds.
   • Do this about fifty times. However, if you experience pain during this exercise, you should reduce the number.

Method 3 of 3: Get medical treatment

1. If pain persists or if you experience extreme symptoms, see your doctor. If you are experiencing significant joint problems, severe pain, redness, swelling, or disability in a joint, you may have advanced tendonitis and will likely need medical treatment.
   • Provide your doctor with a complete list of your symptoms and the duration of these symptoms. Two random examples are: “persistent pain in the right forearm for two hours” or “swelling in the left forearm at the end of the day”.
   • Tell your doctor which treatments you have tried or applied at home yourself.
   • Describe your daily activities to your doctor. Tendonitis can be caused or made worse by overuse.
2. Ask your doctor about corticosteroids. Corticosteroid injections around the tendon can relieve pain and reduce swelling.
   • These treatments are not recommended for chronic tendinitis that lasts for three months or more. Repeated injections can weaken your tendons and increase the risk of tendon rupture. Therefore, the use of corticosteroids is not recommended.
3. Consider physical therapy. Your doctor may recommend that you treat your forearm tendonitis with physical therapy. The physical therapist will develop a program of specific exercises that focus on stretching, stretching, and strengthening the muscles in your forearm.
   • Physiotherapy can take place several times a week for a number of months.
   • The treatment under the supervision of a physiotherapist will focus on rest, stretching and strengthening.
4. Ask your doctor about the possibility of an operation. Depending on the severity and chronic condition of the tendonitis, surgery may be an option, especially if your tendon has torn and is no longer connected to the bone.
   • "Focused aspiration of scar tissue" (FAST) may be needed in the treatment of chronic tendonitis.
   • This procedure is a minimally invasive procedure. Ultrasound and small instruments will be used during the procedure and the patient will be locally anesthetized.
   • The purpose of this surgical procedure is to remove scar tissue from around a tendon without damaging surrounding tissue.
   • Most people resume their normal activities within one or two months after surgery.