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Suggest Treatment For Severe Arm Pain Radiating Upto The Back And Neck Region

I slept on my arm about a year ago and the pain was so severe that I could barely raise the arm, pain radiating from back, neck, down arm. Eventually, it went away, and is back with a vengeance. I can t reach for anything and when typing, feel it in my bicep and shoulder blade. I am taking ibuprofen and sleeping with pillow under my arm, but have to get the right position or it hurts terribly. Help, please.
posted on Fri, 29 Sep 2017
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This does sound like it is most likely due to the position that you slept in. I agree with sleeping on your side on the good arm and with a pillow under the bad arm. You can try easy range of motion excercises like bending over and making small circles with the affected arm hanging towards the floor.
I agree with ibuprofen which you can take every six hours for the next few days to help the swelling reduce. If you don't see any improvement, I recommend going in for an evaluation.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Arm Pain Radiating Upto The Back And Neck Region

This does sound like it is most likely due to the position that you slept in. I agree with sleeping on your side on the good arm and with a pillow under the bad arm. You can try easy range of motion excercises like bending over and making small circles with the affected arm hanging towards the floor. I agree with ibuprofen which you can take every six hours for the next few days to help the swelling reduce. If you don t see any improvement, I recommend going in for an evaluation.