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This stretch helped relieve my brachioradial pruritus
Skin Health | Last Active: Nov 8, 2025 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
You are a godsend! Been having this symptom off and on for a year. Tried every cream from Aloe to Zinc!
Then last night I just did the one stretch. Shoulders down, head held high like an Amazon queen. The itching stopped!!! And I slept like a baby. When I felt a slight itch today - back to the stretch for a few seconds. My rash is going away already. And the itching is mostly stopped but if I feel it l, the stretch works. I can’t quite believe it! But I am enormously grateful. Going to let my dermatologist know as well. This is kind of a mystery condition and anything that helps one person - or two - could help many more. So so so thankful!
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@beckyrocco
I know, I was shocked too after years of scratching. To be clear this is not a skin condition. Your brain is fooled into thinking your forearms are itching. But the actual cause is cervical disc (between vertibrae) is bulging out making contact with the brachial nerve that leads to your arms. It makes contact with the nerves of the forearm, your brain feels it as itch. Your scratch without success, so you keep scratching until you create the rash.
I rarely get itching anymore because I do that stretch EVERY morning (2 x 30 seconds) when I get out of bed.