This stretch helped relieve my brachioradial pruritus

Thank u for this! How long were you doing the stretch consistently before things seemed to subside on a regular basis ?

Thank you for this idea. I just tried it sitting in front of my computer. It feels good. I usually touch my toes in the shower after I've been in the shower for a few minutes. I take my shower as hot as possible. Then I slowly turn down the hot water until I can't stand it anymore. It's refreshing and gets me going.

I've been getting my chiro to stretch my right leg and it helps. I've even put my foot between the stair railings and turned my foot to right outwards. This helps.

For me the relief happened (happens) within minutes of starting the stretch. Now that I’ve included it in a daily, morning stretch routine; I rarely, like maybe once in a few months, have any arm itching. And if I feel anything coming on I stretch and it goes away.

hello i've read your post about streching exercise, may i write you in private?
thanks

Thank you so very much for making this post. My husband is suffering and we are trying everything. We’ve seen posts about nerves in the neck may be the problem but he’s slow to act on it. With this simple exercise we can hopefully get some relief. I can’t wait to show him. I’ve just found out too that Vitamin D oil topically is relieving so it’s a day of Vit D and your exercise. Bless you!!

There are other helpful devices on the market. As my post described, I first discovered the relief while using an inversion table for traction. You can get one of those for a fraction of a new one on FB market place used. I got mine for $150 cdn. Anyway it can be a useful tool. And there are other devices. Developing the stretch effectiveness has been by far my biggest tool. I still get itching on my arms but as soon as it starts to show signs I do the stretch a few times (anywhere even driving) it goes away. Hope he finds the same success. If you get a table I can run through how to use it after you get it.
Cheers, Don

First I’d like to thank you for this post. I started having symptoms about 7 years ago and not a single doctor figured out what I had. I went to the library at USD & myself was able to finally get some answers. I am going to start doing this today. I normally only get break outs in the summer but this year it’s changed and even hopped onto the other arm. I wanted to ask you. I have read that there’s some potential correlation with having neck adjustments and potential relief. Have you ever considered or once you figured this out it’s been enough? I’m a little worried as I live in a very sunny city and I’m stating to scar myself.

I’m so happy this worked for you. It’s been a rough go at it for me. Especially when doctors weren’t listening to me.

Well, it’s been a couple of years now… I think, for me it was right away. As with the use of the traction table (in my post of how I discovered the effect of traction on my Puritis). The traction I was doing to help my sciatic pain in my foot, while coincidentally experiencing arm itching from BP.
That relief was experienced immediately.
What took time, after developing the stretch, was the frequency I needed to use it. When I used the inversion table (for sciatica) I was on it for 15 minutes. Pain and itching were both gone. When I do the neck stretch to stop itching that is starting I do the stretch in 30 second intervals probably totalling 5 minutes. Keep in mind I have learned to do the stretches while sitting, standing, walking, driving… Almost anytime. The itching subsides in 5-10 minutes. I found the frequency was 2 or 3 times a day to fight off itching that I never aloud to get to the point of needing to scratch.
I then added doing my stretch to my morning stretches for my whole body. The neck stretch part of my time stretching is about 1 minute of a daily routine of 5 minutes stretching other parts of my body.
Since adding the stretch to my daily routine I don’t get itching anymore or maybe once every few weeks. But quickly get rid of it with a stretch. I would say I’ve found my cure. Creams and freezing techniques only dulled the itch for minutes. I believe because they try and deal with a symptom not the cause.
One caveat to all of this is the degree of Brachial Puritis you may have. If your condition is worse than mine I don’t know how much it will help. My hope is that you can find relief from this and other traction strategies available. There are inversion tables, inflatable neck collars and pillows that allow for some traction while you lay down.

Had same story with more on my right then became both. Don’t think it’s the sun though. Struggled until I got frustrated and did a constant google search for causes for fore arm itching. until I found a post that said 3 causes: dry skin, allergic reactions and Brachioradial Pruritus. Then I started to learn what I had. Like sciatica but in the neck where the spine disc contacts the brachial nerve to the arms.

Don’t recommend the chiropractor neck adjustments. In my experience chiropractic treatment gave temporary relief for the back pain (I went for back pain). After years and thousands of dollars. I realized I would never heal with this approach. Finally went to a good physiotherapist who taught me stretches. In 3 visits I was healed and cost was $75. I still do those stretches today never have back pain anymore