What to do if my arm hurts and I can't sleep

Older people, due to overwork and greed for coolness when they were young, coupled with their poor ability to keep warm, will develop many joint problems when they reach a certain age, such as periarthritis of the shoulder, cervical spondylosis, back pain, leg cramps and other problems. Take the problem of arm discomfort as an example. The possible cause is periarthritis of the shoulder. Sometimes, when it is very cold at night, the disease will relapse, causing people to be unable to sleep and feel uncomfortable. Today I want to share with you what we should do if our arms hurt and we can’t sleep?

1. Methods to relieve arm pain 1. Sit down, bend your right elbow, then hold your right elbow with your left hand and slowly stretch it to the left and back, hold for 15 seconds, relax, and repeat the same action on the other side, do it 5 times on each side. 2. Sit down, raise your right hand, and bend your elbow downward. Hold your right elbow with your left hand and slowly stretch it to the left. Hold for 15 seconds, relax, and repeat the same action on the other side. Do it 5 times on each side. 3. Sit down, stretch your arms outwards, straighten your wrists and fingers and lift them as much as possible, then slowly stretch them backwards, hold for 15 seconds, relax, and repeat 5 times. In addition, the editor reminds you that when doing this action, if you feel numbness or soreness on the upper body, you should stop immediately. 4. Sit upright at one-third of the chair. Keep your back straight, knees together, and eyes level. Bend your left elbow, place your left palm against the right side of your back, hold your left elbow with your right hand, expand your shoulders as far as possible, and take a deep breath. Raise your left hand and bend your elbow from top to back. Bring your right hand from bottom to top, around your back and hold it with your left hand. Expand your chest and straighten your waist as much as possible, and pause to take a deep breath. Stretch your right hand straight up with your palm facing inward. 5. Sit on the ground with your legs stretched forward, your hands placed naturally on both sides of your legs, your upper body straight, your eyes looking forward, your abdomen tightened, breathe naturally, and hold for 5 seconds. Keep the basic posture unchanged, stretch your arms relatively straight and raise them upwards. Your arms cannot be bent. Stand upright, tighten your abdomen, breathe naturally, and hold for 5 seconds. Bend your knees slightly, bend your upper body forward from the waist, put your arms together, tighten your abdomen, breathe naturally, and hold for 5 seconds. Breathe naturally, bend your upper body downward significantly, try to get your head in front of your knees, place your hands on the front of your feet, and hold for 5 seconds. 6. If you experience soreness in other parts of your arm, you can relieve the symptom by applying hot compress. Hot compresses can promote blood circulation in sore muscles and balance the lactic acid in that area. Apply hot compress once in the morning and evening to relieve muscle soreness symptoms the next day. 7. If you often experience arm pain during the day and night, and discomfort in your shoulders and neck, it may be caused by spinal or periarthritis of the shoulder. It is best to go to the hospital for professional massage, acupuncture and drug treatment.

2. Causes of arm soreness 1. Muscle fatigue Usually, the causes of arm soreness are relatively many and complicated. We need to consider the aspect of muscle fatigue. If the pain does not last too long and is gone the next day, then we don’t need to worry. 2. Fracture If the pain gradually worsens, your forearm or upper arm may be fractured. You might think that a broken bone would be easy to feel, but people often break a bone without realizing it, for example, from a bump or fall, until you suddenly feel pain from increased activity or pressure on the injured area. 3. Tendonitis One of the most common diseases for arm pain is tennis elbow, which is a type of "tendonitis", an inflammation of the tendon tissue around the elbow joint (the same condition can also occur in the knee joint, and is generally more likely to occur in housewives and those who do housework). Arm pain caused by bursitis is easier to identify because the elbow symptoms caused by bursitis include warmth, tenderness (painful to the touch), and painful swelling of the elbow. When suffering from tennis elbow, although the elbow becomes useless, there are no such symptoms. 4. Incorrect sitting posture causes shoulder and arm muscle spasms, which are often caused by local cold, long-term work with the head down, long-term computer operation, incorrect sitting posture, etc. Maintaining a certain posture for a long time makes the neck muscles and joints always in a tense state, which can easily cause symptoms of shoulder and arm pain. 5. In the acute stage of periarthritis of the shoulder, shoulder and arm pain may occur, which is often lighter during the day and heavier at night. However, it is often accompanied by limited shoulder joint movement. 6. The upper arm itself is difficult to be injured because this part of the muscles is well developed. The direct cause of upper arm pain is usually biceps tendonitis, that is, the tendon near the shoulder is worn or strained, causing sudden and severe pain in the biceps in the upper arm.

3. What to do when your arm muscles are sore: 1. Perform local massage. When your arm muscles are sore, you can press the sore area with your palm, rub it clockwise for about 15 minutes, and then rub it counterclockwise for another 15 minutes. Repeat 5-10 times a day, and the arm muscle soreness will be significantly relieved. 2. Apply plaster. When the arm muscle soreness is severe, you can buy a plaster that relaxes the muscles and promotes blood circulation and apply it to the painful area. Press the edges and corners when applying, so that the effect will be better. 3. Use a hot towel for hot compress. If you don’t want to use a plaster, you can also use the simplest method of using a hot towel for hot compress. For the painful area, apply hot compress with a towel soaked in hot water for about 10 minutes. When the towel cools down, soak it in hot water again and continue the hot compress. Until you feel the pain is significantly relieved. 4. Reduce physical activity. When your arm muscles are sore, try to avoid using your arms for heavy work, otherwise it will aggravate the soreness. For example, to lift a bucket of water, your arms need to use a lot of strength, which will make your already sore arms even more uncomfortable. 5. Be patient and take care of yourself. If you have sore arms, no matter what measures you take, it will not go away immediately. Even the mildest pain will take two or three days to recover. The more powerful ones last longer. Therefore, you need to be patient and recuperate. After a period of time, the arm muscle soreness will naturally improve.

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