As an executive mom, you are juggling meetings, deadlines, and a million decisions, all while staying connected to your team, your inbox, and sometimes, your child’s school app. Whether it’s typing on a laptop or scrolling your phone between tasks, the constant digital demand may seem harmless, until your elbow starts to ache. If you have noticed a nagging pain in your outer elbow and forearm, stiffness in your wrist, or even numbness in your fingers after a long workday, it’s not just “tech fatigue.” It’s your body telling you something needs to change. Lets explore how excessive tying and scrolling at work can be responsible for your tennis elbow pain.
Our elbows aren’t designed for hours of repetitive, static movement. Typing, clicking, and scrolling, even with perfect posture put your joints in a low-grade state of stress. Over time, this can lead to conditions like tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), especially if posture and ergonomics aren’t on your side. The problem is compounded by the "always-on" hustle, answering emails while holding a toddler or planning dinner from your phone on the go. These micro-strains add up fast.
Signs It Is Time to Pay Attention:
- Achy or burning sensation in your forearms
- Tingling in the fingers, especially the thumb and first two fingers
- Weak grip or difficulty opening jars
- Pain that increases after long hours at the keyboard
Ignoring these signs doesn’t make them go away. It usually makes them worse.
What You Can Do Today (That Doesn’t Add to Your To-Do List):
✨ Micro-movements for relief: Just 1-2 minutes of wrist rolls, gentle stretches, or nerve glides between meetings can lower joint stress dramatically.
✨ Fix your setup: Elbows should be at 90 degrees, wrists neutral, and screens at eye level. Small ergonomic tweaks go a long way.
✨ Posture resets: A slouched spine leads to tension all the way down the chain - neck to shoulder to elbow to wrist. A quick posture reset a few times a day keeps your whole body better aligned.
Watch this video to learn "3 Easy Desk Based Tips for Busy Executive Mums to Prevent and Manage Tennis Elbow Pain":
You don’t have time for chronic pain and you shouldn’t have to just live with it. Strategic changes, tailored to your real-world life, can keep your joints healthy and your work (and parenting!) flowing. Want help recovering from desk-related tennis elbow pain? Get the course on "Simple Solutions to Manage your Tennis Elbow" HERE. In this course you can learn effective, easy-to-implement techniques to manage and reduce tennis elbow pain so you can move more comfortably, strengthen your arm, prevent flare ups, achieve long term relief and much more.
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