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Why does my arm hurt?
Arm pain can be a very mild experience or an extremely painful one. Arm pain can even be life-threatening as it can be associated with symptoms of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). In instances of a heart attack, other symptoms other than arm pain may be difficulty breathing, pressure on or around the chest area, and nausea. More often, arm pain is caused by an injury to the skin, muscles, joints, or bones in the arm. Arm injuries can happen from playing sports, performing manual labor duties, repetitive overuse, trauma, and improper exercise technique.
The symptoms that can accompany arm pain will depend on the cause. They may include:
- arm redness
- stiffness in the arm
- swelling in the arm
- swollen lymph nodes under the arm
- tingling in the arm
- numbness in the arm
- a sharp pain in the arm
- arm muscle weakness
- pain with gripping / grasping
Other instances of arm pain can be a result of any number of factors including skin injuries, muscle strain, nerve injuries, nerve damage, joint injuries or fractures or injury of the skin, nerves, bones, joints, blood vessels, and soft tissues of the arm.
Possible reasons for arm pain:
- Skin injury on the arm
- Pinched nerves in the arm
- Nerve damage in the arm
- Arm sprains
- Elbow tendonitis
- Wrist Tendonitis
- Rotator cuff injury
- Broken bones in the arm
- Rheumatoid arthritis in the arm joints
- Angina
- Torn tendon in the arm or bicep
- Ruptured bicep tendon
- Growth plate inflammation
- Golfer's elbow
- Tennis elbow
- Little League Elbow
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Treatment for arm pain
The treatment options for arm pain will depend heavily on the condition at the root cause your arm pain along with your symptoms and personal goals. Your physician can help you determine the best treatment options of your arm pain, including physical therapy. If you don't have a prescription for physical therapy treatment from your doctor, you may still be able to visit an Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy location near you for treatment, depending on the rules of the state you live in.
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Treatment options for arm pain include, but are not limited to:
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