4 Exercises for Radial Nerve Pain

Today’s video covers four exercises that can help reduce radial nerve pain, which can be felt on the back of the arm, top of the forearm and the backside of the hand. The radial nerve is one of the three major peripheral nerves of the upper extremity and supplies the posterior (backside) aspects of the arm, forearm and hand.
More specifically, the radial nerve provides motor innervation to the triceps and the wrist/finger extensor muscles. The nerve also relays sensory input from most of the back of the hand and fingers (except the pinky and medial half of the ring finger).
Let me know if you have any questions and, as always, see your local musculoskeletal provider if your symptoms are worsening or not improving.
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[@kennethsteel6220]

I have been dealing with radial nerve pain for the past two weeks, and haven't been getting relief from steroids and muscle relaxers prescribed by my doctor. The "flossing" exercise provided almost immediate pain relief, and I got a lot of functionality back right away. Thanks for the help!

[@isæyuh]

Do you recommend doing these before or after a workout?

[@TheSupradvr]

I pinched my nerve about 1 week of pain after, the flossing helped me right away and also I felt it on my nerve as well

[@JoshMunizza]

This video is a lifesaver. I have been in pain for almost two weeks and this helped almost right away. Thank you so much

[@mikaelacather6462]

Been to numerous drs, told to do PT for tennis elbow, had cortisone shots, MRIs done and drs ruled out all diagnosable elbow injuries. I was told there's no test for diagnosing some with Radial tunnel syndrome, just ruling out all of the other possible injuries first. I've had a kink in my neck and crippling nerve pain from both elbows down to the tops of hands for 3 years now. Acupuncture has been the only thing that has help me but I will definitely start doing these exercises. I want to fix my problem so I can workout and lift weights again. I feel optimistic after watching this video, so thank you!

[@RehabScience]

You definitely could be dealing with radial tunnel syndrome. I hope these exercises offer you some relief!

[@hb4100]

Hey Mikaela. I've been dealing with similar symptoms for the past 3 years. Every time I return to the gym, my arm somehow gets worse. Did you find a solution finally?

[@JasonKidman]

@@hb4100 Following ... and same :(

[@JasonKidman]

Did you have success with anything? I to am dealing with Radial tunnel syndrome... and EKG shows its likely impinged around my elbow. Curious what helped you if anything yet? (Im going on a couple years)

[@303eminem303]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! i have had this radial nerve pain since 3 weeks and this helped a lot.

[@JadhavNi]

Instant Relief is what I received. Thanks, Rehab Science. will continue to do this exercises

[@mikey_zari]

This pain is no joke. whenever it happens it makes my arms basically crippled. My arms start shivering and i experience muscle weakness and extreme pain to a point that even moving my arms is a torture . It always happens when i train jiu jitsu or wrestling so it stops me from training and doing basic activities for the next 2 days

[@sross9501]

After a long couple of weeks with worsening nerve pain from a flaring prior injury, I was honestly panicked a little at the idea of stretching my wrist extensor muscle, I was sure it was going to hurt. It was a little uncomfortable at first, but by the end of the 30 second stretch, that actually felt so good. What a helpful video, thanks so much for posting this!

[@RehabScience]

So glad to hear that the video was helpful!

[@johnmcneilly7287]

That last exercise really lights my arm up wow like 220 volts. 4 weeks ago all I did was roll on a rubber ball and somehow pinched this Radial nerve . lucky me

[@jaguarreal9116]

Good of you to post. People need to know, messing with nerves must be done very carefully. It is definitely not a a little is good so double it is better. I tell people all the time, careful as you can cause more issues. Unless you already have the specific issue, don't do specific treatments.

[@ChristopherZ11]

Great video, really relieved some burning tenderness between my wrist and middle forearm. By the time I got to the twisting arm, turning neck exercise the pain was gone. I wish I found this 5 days ago.

[@RehabScience]

So glad the video was helpful!

[@user-nx6dn1ib9d]

Thank you so much for this knowledge. I've had numbness in the back of my hand for years and this is already helping after one session!

[@RehabScience]

I'm so glad to hear the exercises are helping!

[@jacqueenofthenight]

Good to know that whenever I've been experiencing radial nerve pain, i like to do that twisting motion with my arm and wrist! I've been having pain particularly between my middle and pointer fingers. I'm hoping these kinds of exercises will help after it's been able to rest so the inflammation can go down a little.

[@RehabScience]

It’s funny how our bodies will often create movement intuitively to get rid of pain and discomfort. I hope these more specific movements help you!

[@drwombat]

Can you PLEASE do one of these videos for PIN nerve exercises? These are invaluable. Thank you so much.

[@autmnra2705]

THANK YOU ! I was hit by a Dekalb county Fire truck and got so much spinal damage and torn tendons...I'm 26 and have no idea what to do. Thank you 🤲

[@billymills4238]

Sorry to hewr

[@dirusnightwolf]

Thank you :)

[@RehabScience]

You're welcome!

[@edysuhartono2706]

Best channel for education rehabilitation,thank for your videos. Be succes for your channel.

[@RehabScience]

Thank you! I’m glad my channel has been helpful to you!

[@josewilfredolinares1934]

Very good exercises i also have a rip tendon 50% of the fibre is gone. I havent work for a year and half. Any good exercis3s to help me with my tendon.

[@RehabScience]

Which tendon is injured? If it is your wrist extensor tendon, then the exercises below will help strengthen the tendon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bou3iYqbbZaebqcsi=fBHTbjIbewh9QR99

[@josewilfredolinares1934]

Is my tenis elbow tendon.

[@RehabScience]

@@josewilfredolinares1934 the video I sent was for the tendons involved in tennis elbow.

[@josewilfredolinares1934]

Thank you very much. I started doing the exercises last night.

[@marym6613]

Omg thank you!

[@RehabScience]

No problem!!

[@user-ch7sf7id6i]

So happy to come across your exercises. I have radial nerve damage from a misplaced needle during a covid booster vaccination; have been in pain for 5 months and I have always had a strong pain tolerance. I was initially unable to sleep more than 3 hours per night from stabbing burning pain and unable to move my arm at all or dress myself, these exercises have been extremely beneficial more than the acupuncture and osteopathy treatments I have attended. Thank you so much.

[@RehabScience]

Sorry to hear about your radial nerve injury, but glad to hear that these exercises are helping a bit.

[@yungrut6553]

not exacatly sure if its radail nerve pain but moderate use of these excerises cant hurt and will be a good trial. thanks

[@miloice74]

Hi, my pain are more on the tricep, neck and some tightness on the pectorals. I did have some flaring across the wrist. Visibly, the radial nerve is protruding more pronounced in the problematic arm on the forearm. It affects protraction of the shoulder at the end range of a press with soreness at the back deep in the delts. I do not experience any tingling numbness. It's pain and tightness. I have shoulder issues on both arms but the right is alot more limiting with these specific pain spots that is confusing me. Therapist and orthopaedic have repeatedly tell me its the rotator cuffs but it feels so different on both arms and i have regain ability to do pull ups and bench press. I still continue to train the rotator cuff faithfully but the pain points on the tricep and back of the delts never improve. When i come across the anatomy of radial nerve, it hits me that the pain spots seem to run along where the radial nerve is.

[@whs1073]

This is amazing! ❤

[@RehabScience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheLirJEt86]

I had a bone tumor (benign) on my radial head and I cannot supinate my arm, maybe a few degrees past neutral. 100% has to do with radial nerve. Thanks for the vid. Hoping to get my supination back.

[@Gumbi1012]

Wow so i thought this was a kind of tendonopathy. I definitely have this, and I'm pretty sure it has caused pain raidating all the way down to my left ring finger, which doesnt not like to be in a closed fist postion for long when gripping hard. No loss of strength however (minimal at least). When I lift my finger and resist this wirh my other hand i can feel tingling running up my forearm. Thanks for the video

[@RehabScience]

I’m glad the video was helpful! Best wishes with your recovery process!

[@philipcosson691]

Thanks

[@RehabScience]

Thanks so much for supporting my channel!

[@crisannecrispino5484]

Just subscribed! It helped me, thank you.

[@figgettit]

what about wartenberg's point?

[@cynthiaewert775]

is there an exercise after the radial nerve has been damaged by the tourniquet during elbow surgery?

[@dr.ayansarkar1028]

Very informative video Sir🙂

[@RehabScience]

Glad you thought so!

[@TheLucieFurr]

I had golfer's elbow pain. so i wore a brace on my forearm.... it took about 3 or 2months to heal... when it did, I started having the Radial nerve pain. been almost 5 to 6 months. I'm trying to do the glides now; hopefully will help.... "this really affcted me at the gym... can't train my bicep. so hoping it will resolve....

[@RehabScience]

Sorry to hear about the radial nerve irritation. I hope you find these nerve mobilization exercises to be helpful.

[@Adam-eats]

You get it fixed?

[@candikane30]

I have vestibular issues so i can't lay down on the foam roller. Can i do another exercise that will have the same benefit? Thanks

[@user-kr6sf9hi3z]

Do you recommend applying heat to forearm for pins and needles along with exercise? Thank you.

[@RehabScience]

You can try ice or heat as they both have research for reducing pain. People vary on which one works better, so I would experiment with them and see if you notice any positive benefits.

[@jaguarreal9116]

hmm, I would think ice only after exercise (immediately). Warmth before, and during should be ok. Also, I would think that nerves don't like ice, but if some inflammation is compressing the nerve then it should help a little with the swelling but again you don't want muscles and ligaments cold during motion.

[@talilkr5238]

when doing tricep push down exercises and push ups, I feel a nerve like thing move inside the radial side of my right arm. There is no pain but I am worried, what could be it and how to fix it?

[@marykaibrandenburg5235]

My pain is on the inside of my forearm and upper arm.

[@anonymousf454]

I can do all kinds of streaches and massages, but I have fingers that curl when I flex my wrist up. Very weak, i think I have entrapment at the elbow. Been like this for years, i think it started from a sholder impingement.

[@peter-iq5en]

I have felt pain along my arm to forearm as you indicated. Also pain sometimes results in headaches . Is it common for radial nerve pain to cause headaches?

[@justink2874]

5:30 stretch is money 🙌

[@RehabScience]

Glad it helped!

[@nickxii]

I have peripheral nerve entrapment in my left hand and have found 3 of 4 of these help more than what my Dr asked me to do following an arthritis exercise video, I have lost movement in my left hand and my thumb is numb, is there any further exercise that may help?

[@forhadhossen_5050]

😢 if Radial Nerve disconnect ? 😢

[@holyhillfilms]

hello, Can these exercises help heal radial palsy/drooped wrist? Thank you.

[@Hathor333]

Ty🙏

[@RehabScience]

Welcome!

[@ZingZingNZ]

With this nerve pain, whats a suggestion for someone who drives alot. Seens to stop it healing

[@stefansk8]

Hello, what could be the cause for almost full wrist extension palsy happening once for maybe half a minute after waking up in the morning, then fully going away? Also some occasional minor tingling during the day at random times (especially in the small finger).

[@kenl3805]

Is it safe to do other radial nerve exercises along with this or is that too much?

[@RehabScience]

It really varies from person to person. If your symptoms flareup, then you will know that the volume of exercise is too high.

[@kenl3805]

​@@RehabScience thanks. I got your book in the mail today. I'm glad I ordered it because I now understand the three phases and I would be doing these out of step. I'm going to concentrate on the first two neck routines and do phase 1 for a good 3 weeks before I move on. It's hard for me to gauge pain because I'm so used to living in chronic pain that it's just easier for me to go buy a very liberal timeline. I have several issues that I need to address but I might be going under the knife for hernia surgery. I either have a hernia, or two, or I have nerve damage. I won't know until a couple weeks from now. Therefore, I need to stay away from any resistance training at the moment. I'm a weightlifter so I'm not too incredibly worried about needing to gain strength Right now because the exercises you show are ones that I have done regularly. But eventually I will need to get back on them. The book is great, by the way.

[@RehabScience]

Thank you for ordering a copy! The three phases in the book will help you learn how to move forward gradually so that the area can heal and you are less likely to provoke your symptoms. @@kenl3805

[@alinashah6548]

Hellow doctr m from pakistan i hv done my cervicle surgrry c5 disc implant...i hv done it in janury from thn i m havng pain in shouldrs n muscular pain in right arm...n fatigue...i cant lift my arms becoz of muscles fatigue..pls guide my..some time neck pain.

[@1000Akshaykhan]

Can radial nerv caus muscle pain(triceps)?

[@RehabScience]

Yes, the radial nerve has a branch that can cause pain in the triceps region.

[@1000Akshaykhan]

@@RehabScience and what the other nerves , like media ,ulnar ,axillary or nuscletanous. Can these cause pain in biceps ?

[@1000Akshaykhan]

When I do nerv flossing exercises, my arms always feel heavier, why?

[@bomb6089]

Hiya i have numbness in thumb now and pain around my triceps use started off with a pinched nerve around my neck. Would these exercises help?

[@jaguarreal9116]

hmm, sounds like most likely the neck issue. See a neck-ortho or neurosurgeon. Do not get neck popped, cracked, manipulated. The exercise he showed with OK sign, is nerve glide type involving the neck. A good Phd PT can show you more of those and relief or trigger pain will provide good cheap clues.

[@movicangel88]

Hi! I currently am experiencing numbness on the tips of my middle finger and ring finger on my left hand. It's been going on for months. Went to a chiropractor without luck. I get shocks of pain when I stretch my hand out to grab things, accompanied by numbness and tingling in the hand. What nerves could be causing this pain? (I don't have carpal tunnel)

[@quickscope2341]

radial nerve if it's the top side of the hand

[@cinmac3]

i didn’t do the move , yet. why do many / most you tubes have that or this big into of other people?

[@RehabScience]

Sorry, I don’t understand your question.

[@cinmac3]

@@RehabScience i guess its just me,,the long intros of you tubes, and asking to subscribe , be notified, i have to watch in every you tube many perople might have is very aggravating.

[@jrr1631]

I can't even do the last exercise it shocks my fingers and top of hand so bad!

[@RehabScience]

That particular variation is likely too stressful for your radial nerve right now. I would just stick with the ones you can do that don’t exacerbate your symptoms.

[@AbdullahElias666]

Bro i damaged my nerve dunking and been hurting so bad since

[@RehabScience]

I hope these exercises help you. You might also want to try the mobilization exercises for the other major nerves in your arm. Here is a link to a video that shows these other exercises. 3 Exercises to Alleviate Arm Nerve Pain kzbin.info/www/bejne/ena6i52KjZyhq5o

[@AbdullahElias666]

@@RehabScience thank you so much bro 🙏

[@philipcosson691]

I’ve got classic symptoms of radial nerve irritation. My wrist extension feels weak and unnatural, numbness in thumb and posterolateral aspect of hand and forearm. This is five weeks after a traumatic shoulder impact that broke my clavicle. I came off a motorbike. The radial nerve issue has been getting worse over the weeks. I’m really struggling to fully extend my elbow as well. I’m gonna try these exercises but not the angel (due to clavicle)

[@bobroberts7269]

I have had pain in my elbow for a year now. I saw my milleniel purple and blue haired doctor and she said it was tennis elbow and it will go away by itself. Basically she was saying I would go away by myself. So half a year later I find these videos and within a week my radial nerve pain is 70% gone. I want to go back and tell my milleniel doctor that she is an idiot but then she will probably say I verbally assaulted her and call the police. Then she will go on stress leave for anxiety and depression for the next two years. Jeezuz doctors are dipshit these days. I'm pissed off now. Lol

[@RehabScience]

Sorry to hear that no one talked to you about your radial nerve. Unfortunately, most medical doctors don’t know much about nerve rehabilitation.

[@jaguarreal9116]

Radial never issues often misdiagnosed as tennis elbow. Sometimes people have both making it very difficult. Which exercise or two seem to help you the most?

[@beautyking9376]

Aarrggh, having a similar problem now. Having much pain around elbow and forearm area, lots of tingling as well as pain and stiff in forefinger and numbness in thumb. Been to 7 different PTs, 1 chiro and 2 massage therapists and still no resolution. Been treated for pinched cervical nerve, tennis elbow etc, but no one thought to explore radial tunnel syndrome 😢. Most Therapists really are very useless nowadays! They should just Google like the rest of us when they don't know the answers! Thank you to the poster of this video. Going to try these exercises. Not sleeping well at all because of the pain😭😭. It's been almost 3 months since it started

[@lifewithlexy7081]

I did this last nigght with a ball and now my hand is immobile :(

[@gphysio_kavvadas]

👍👏

[@RehabScience]

👍🙏

[@hasnen1479]

@@RehabScienceWhen i do exercises like wall walk I fell pain and numbness in my forearm Is this exercises fix it?

[@user-sl9pk8xb8y]

Why does radius nerve pain come and tell us for symptoms. Because my mom affected the pain so please hurry up to next video for me

[@user-sl9pk8xb8y]

😢

[@hadikhan1813]

Not good for those with fractured humerus bone. If fracture is healed then we can try these

[@RehabScience]

This isn’t a rehab video for someone with a fractured humerus.

[@juanp9366]

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[@user-zu2kw9wq3w]

😢😢😢😢

[@czubownia5577]

next time wash your sox !!!

[@marcodallitalia5927]

Nothing going on, mate