09-27-2016, 10:18 AM
I feel like I'm playing in the little leagues, compared to all your ailments; but I'll mention something of my own, more just because it's intriguing.
Last Sunday night I got up in the middle of the night to rummage through the medicine cabinet. I was looking for some sort of cream to treat itching. The outer side of my forearms, just below the elbow, were itching like mad -- to the point I couldn't sleep, to the point I couldn't control the urge to itch. I found some neosporin, which didn't help much, but it took the edge off enough that I could sleep.
The next day I did a Google search and nailed it in an instant. At least I'm nearly certain this is it. Brachioradial pruritus. It's becoming increasingly common in fair-skinned middle-aged individuals who engage in outdoor activities in sunny climates. For this reason it is believed to be a form of photodermatosis (reaction to sunlight). But there is also a school of thought that it is due to compression of cervical nerve roots. In other words, there's damage to the cervical (neck) vertabrae.
Which is why I want to ask DM if he's ever had this weird itching in the forearms, knowing that he has problems with the cervical vertabrae. Maybe I was imagining it, but my neck seemed to have a crick in it at about that time. Tai Chi and especially Push Hands can do that to me, because I don't relax my shoulders enough.
Last Sunday night I got up in the middle of the night to rummage through the medicine cabinet. I was looking for some sort of cream to treat itching. The outer side of my forearms, just below the elbow, were itching like mad -- to the point I couldn't sleep, to the point I couldn't control the urge to itch. I found some neosporin, which didn't help much, but it took the edge off enough that I could sleep.
The next day I did a Google search and nailed it in an instant. At least I'm nearly certain this is it. Brachioradial pruritus. It's becoming increasingly common in fair-skinned middle-aged individuals who engage in outdoor activities in sunny climates. For this reason it is believed to be a form of photodermatosis (reaction to sunlight). But there is also a school of thought that it is due to compression of cervical nerve roots. In other words, there's damage to the cervical (neck) vertabrae.
Which is why I want to ask DM if he's ever had this weird itching in the forearms, knowing that he has problems with the cervical vertabrae. Maybe I was imagining it, but my neck seemed to have a crick in it at about that time. Tai Chi and especially Push Hands can do that to me, because I don't relax my shoulders enough.