u/dont_workout

Been going through a frustrating few months and hoping someone here has had a similar experience.

How it started

Pain during heavy pulling exercises — pronated grip rows and pull-ups mainly. Assumed overuse, rested, came back, same story. Eventually spread from gym-only pain to hurting during normal daily movements like opening jars, carrying bags, anything with a palm-down grip.
What I've tried so far

• Physio #1 — dry needling and forearm strengthening. No improvement.
• Ortho surgeon — diagnosed radial nerve tunnel syndrome, prescribed nerve gliding exercises. Got an ultrasound done. Nothing structural found. Exercises didn't help either.
• Physio #3 — most promising so far. Found weak rhomboids and scapular stabilisers through a postural assessment. Theory is that poor scapular control meant my forearms were compensating during every pulling movement for years, leading to chronic overload of the extensor and supinator muscles. Started scapular activation work, swimming, and returning to gym with lighter weights and neutral grip only.

Current symptoms

• Stretching and activation work gives temporary relief
• Pain comes back with normal daily use
• No tenderness at the classic radial tunnel point
• No nerve damage signs — no numbness, weakness, or night pain
• Both the extensor and supinator side are affected, supinator feels more sensitive currently

Where I'm at

Physio #3's explanation makes the most sense so far and I'm following the programme — scapular work daily, neutral grip in the gym, swimming, no pull-ups. Marginal progress but daily symptoms are still there. Still not fully confident I have the complete picture.

Questions for anyone who's been through something similar

• Did weak scapular stabilisers show up as your root cause too?
• How long did it take before daily symptoms settled, not just gym symptoms?
• Anything that made a significant difference that you wish you'd known earlier?
• Anyone had both extensor and supinator involvement simultaneously?

Not looking for a diagnosis obviously — just real experiences from people who've been through something similar. Six months of this is starting to wear on me mentally more than physically at this point.

Use Claude to summarise.

Had a small incident today and wanted to get the group’s perspective.

A Tata Ace driver accidentally swerved left and hit my Grand i10 Nios, denting both left-side doors and completely breaking the ORVM. He immediately accepted his mistake and initially offered ₹500 for the damage.

I called a friend, who told me that the mirror alone could cost around ₹5–6k to replace. Meanwhile, he called some of his friends/colleagues, We discussed it for almost 30 minutes. Eventually, after I mentioned that I might have to involve the police, we settled at ₹2,500 and went our separate ways.

Now that I’ve calmed down and will be taking the car for repairs tomorrow, I’m feeling a bit guilty, ₹2,500 might be a significant amount for him. At the same time, the damage was clearly his fault, and the actual repair cost is likely to be much higher than what he paid.

How do you handle situations like this?

I bought a shop in MVN mall in sector 37d in Gurgaon few months back and but I am planning to sell it as I need money urgently. Its BBA is now underway (MVN delayed it).

How do I sell it now? Any idea about it’s demand? I reached out to some agents but awaiting buyer’s interest. Experts - please guide.