Body part
Forearm
Skeletal Muscular
The radius and ulna, between the elbow and the wrist.
Common conditions
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
Compression of the median nerve at the wrist, causing numbness, tingling, and pain in the thumb, index, and middle fingers — often worse at night.
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Tendinopathy
Pain and dysfunction of a tendon from overuse — common at the elbow (tennis elbow), Achilles, and shoulder — where the tendon degenerates rather than simply 'inflames'.