What causes arm soreness and weakness?

There are many times when our bodies start to disobey us for unknown reasons. For example, when we want to lift something, our arms just don’t have the strength to move and they don’t listen to us, leading to failure again and again. At this time, we will feel very frustrated and uneasy. So what is the reason for sore and weak arms? Let’s take a look at the answer to this question below.

Clinical "arm pain" is often caused by the following reasons:

1) Arm pain caused by rheumatism

Rheumatism mainly refers to diseases that invade the joints, muscles, bones and soft tissues around the joints, such as tendons, ligaments, bursae, fascia, etc. Common ones include autoimmune connective tissue disease, systemic vasculitis, bone and joint lesions, etc.

Among them, pain is the main symptom of rheumatism and an important cause of functional impairment in patients. The most common rheumatic pain is pain originating from the joints and their attached structures. Rheumatism often invades the joints, muscles, bones and soft tissues, leading to prominent symptoms such as pain, swelling, joint dysfunction and fever. Therefore, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and symptom relief are the primary goals of treatment. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be selected according to the doctor's advice, such as Voltaren, Mobic, Lesong, Tianxinlide, Celebrex, Vanlo, etc. Moreover, the new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have good effects, high efficacy, and significantly reduced side effects.

2) Arm pain caused by single labor

The medical name for "tennis elbow" is inflammation of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus or brachioradialis tendinitis, and it is named because tennis players often experience pain on the outside of the elbow. In fact, this is also a common disease among housewives. When they cook, wash clothes, or mop the floor, they have to use force with their wrists and forearms, and the force is concentrated on the outside of the elbow, causing traction and stimulation at the lateral malleolus of the humerus. Over time, acute or chronic cumulative injuries will occur at the muscle attachment site, causing "tennis elbow" and arm pain.

3) Cervical spondylosis causes arm pain

Cervical spondylosis is a syndrome common in middle-aged and elderly people. Its symptoms are varied and complex, but the main symptoms are soreness in the head, neck, shoulders, back, arms, and stiff neck, which lead to limited movement of patients. Patients with severe conditions may experience neck and shoulder pain that radiates to the headrest and upper limbs, some accompanied by dizziness, and severe cases are accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and are bedridden. A few people even experience vertigo and cataplexy. Arm pain is one of the common symptoms of cervical spondylosis. If you often feel arm pain for a long time, you should be alert to whether you have cervical spondylosis.