Why is my arm sore?

It is common to feel tightness and pain in the arms in daily life, especially for middle-aged and elderly people. When they get up in the morning, they will feel heavy arms, causing symptoms of numbness and pain. There are many reasons for this situation. On the one hand, it may be because of improper posture when sleeping, which presses on the arms and causes poor blood circulation. On the other hand, it may be caused by periarthritis of the shoulder or rheumatoid arthritis.

Why is my arm sore?

Experts point out that most people don't know what causes arm pain. There are many reasons for arm pain. In addition to factors such as carelessness in daily life, incorrect posture and trauma, we should mainly pay attention to the factors of disease, because if the arm pain caused by disease is not treated in time, it is difficult to get relief. Common diseases that cause arm pain are as follows:

1. Frozen shoulder

The main symptoms are shoulder pain and difficulty in movement, but as the disease progresses, the pain range expands and involves the middle part of the upper arm, accompanied by limited shoulder joint movement.

If you try to increase the range of motion, severe pain will occur.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis

An acute or chronic connective tissue disease. The affected joints are mostly large joints such as the knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows and wrists. It is common for the disease to spread from one joint to another. The local lesions appear red, swollen, burning, and severe pain. Some patients also have several joints affected at the same time.

Atypical patients only have joint pain without other inflammatory manifestations. Acute inflammation generally subsides in 2-4 weeks without leaving sequelae, but it often recurs.

3. Cervical spondylosis

It is a common orthopedic disease with neck and shoulder pain as the main symptom. The symptoms are very rich, varied and complex, and most patients have mild symptoms at the beginning.

It may also cause dizziness, headache, numbness of the upper limbs, muscle atrophy, and in severe cases, cramps in both lower limbs, difficulty walking, and even paralysis of the limbs, urinary and bowel disorders, and paralysis.

What to do if your arm muscles ache

The first method

If the arm muscle soreness is caused by sudden exercise or increased exercise, then do more warm-up exercises before exercise to relieve it, and do some gentle stretching exercises after exercise. Generally, the soreness can be eliminated after a few days.

Second method

If your arm muscle pain is caused by sleeping or sitting for a long time, you should first adjust your sleeping and sitting posture. Secondly, it is best to get up and shake your arms every hour and do stretching exercises for five to ten minutes.

The third method

Some people injure their arms due to sports or other reasons, causing muscle soreness. It is best to massage them and apply a hot towel at the same time to relieve the pain.

The fourth method

Sometimes muscle pain occurs when we have a cold or other physical discomfort. In this case, we can just take some anti-inflammatory drugs or painkillers.

The fifth method

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.