Arm Pain
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About the symptom
Arm pain can be a painful sensation in the whole or any part of the arm. The pain may be pressing, sharp or dull in nature.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Muscle weakness in the limbs
Back pain
Low back pain
Abnormal sensation (tingling, prickling)
Possible causes
- Chronic pain
Pain that is ongoing and usually lasts longer than six months. This type of pain can continue even after the injury or illness that caused it has healed or gone away. It interferes with daily life and can lead to depression and anxiety.
- Neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a type of pain caused by nerve damage or a problem with the nervous system. it's characterized by burning, tingling, sharp, or stabbing pain (even if touched gently) which can be continuous or intermittent (comes and goes) and worse at rest or night. Common causes of neuropathic pain include viral infections, cancer, vascular malformations, alcoholism, diabetes nerve pressure or nerve damage after surgery or trauma, neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
- Shoulder periarthritis
Also known as "frozen shoulder". This condition is caused by inflammation of the ligaments and tendons (cartilage) around the shoulder joint. As the disease progresses, patients find it increasingly difficult to move the shoulder joint. Risk factors include diabetes, advanced age, and injury to the joint.
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Cancer pain
Related serious diseases
- Humeral fracture
Fracture of the arm bone. This can happen after falling down or sustaining injury to the arm.
- Distal radius fracture
- Elbow dislocation / nursemaid's elbow
- Cerebral infarction
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you have pain in the arms?
Is the arm pain in an area that you use frequently?
Is the affected area red?
Is the affected area swollen?
Do you feel any numbness or change in sensation?
Other Related Symptoms
Similar symptoms or complaints
Symptoms from the same body system / part
Symptoms treated by the same specialty
References
Ring D, Guss D, Malhotra L, Jupiter JB. Idiopathic arm pain. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Jul;86(7):1387-91. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200407000-00005. PMID: 15252084.
https://journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/Abstract/2004/07000/Idiopathic_Arm_Pain.5.aspx
Elbow and arm pain
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/elbow-and-arm-pain/
Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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