What might be some possible causes of pain in your arm? Overuse of the arm muscles can result in inflammation of the connective tissue. Overworked arms may feel tense and stiff, with burning and sharp pain.
Maybe you use your arm muscles a lot for work or for hobbies. Playing a musical instrument, gardening, building, and crafts can lead to inflammation. If your work is physical in nature, plus you have hobbies that overuse certain muscles, you might be straining your arm's muscles or soft tissue.
If you use your arm muscles a lot, your biceps muscles might be getting overworked. Here are three exercises that will relieve tension in the biceps and help count-balance their workload:
1) Biceps Stretching. There are a few simple ways to stretch the biceps. Learn a few stretches that are just for biceps. Then, practice the different variations until you feel the one(s) that give you the deepest stretch.
When you find the stretch that you need, it might feel very intense. It might produce a burning sensation while you stretch, or numbness or tingling in your hand. These feelings should subside within one minute of completing the stretch.
2) Triceps Strengthening. If your burning pain is due to overuse of the biceps, then getting stronger triceps muscles will help counter-balance the workload.
Exercises for stronger triceps are especially helpful if your pain is leading to elbow tendonitis (tennis elbow).
3) Upper and Middle Back Strengthening. Poor posture and biceps overuse affect your back muscles.
The muscles in between your shoulder blades may be weakened from biceps overuse. When your biceps are overworked, they can pull your shoulders forward.
By strengthening these mid- and upper back muscles, you draw the shoulders back. This relieves pressure on the arm muscles, nerves and soft tissue.
Start practicing these three types of exercises to reduce the burning pain in your arm muscles and tendons, and to prevent overuse injuries.
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