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What Causes Heaviness And Weakness In Arms?

How concerned should I be about episodes of my arms quickly feeling heavy and too weak to lift up. It lasts about a minute, then goes away. I can be doing nothing special, eating, standing, talking, when it happens. I had my 3rd & 4th episode both today. The other two were about one week ago, and about two weeks ago. Other people don t seem to notice anything happening to me and I try to act like it isn t happening just I keep my arms down.
posted on Sat, 13 Feb 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have heaviness and weakness in arms . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like essential tremor is the most common type of movement disorder , parkinsonian tremor , dystonic tremor , cerebellar tremor , psychogenic tremor or orthostatic tremor. There are other reasons also like arthritis , compressed fracture , pinched nerve or lack of sufficient blood supply . I would suggest you to consult neurologist for proper examination . Doctor may order CT scan , MRI of brain and spine , nerve conduction test along with taking history . Doctor may prescribe muscle relaxant along with anticonvulsant or anti epileptic drug along with vitamin and mineral supplements . For now do light stretching exercises and do mind relaxing exercises like yoga and meditation . Doctor may also refer you to orthopedic surgeon for other reasons for arthritis and compressed fracture.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Heaviness And Weakness In Arms?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have heaviness and weakness in arms . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like essential tremor is the most common type of movement disorder , parkinsonian tremor , dystonic tremor , cerebellar tremor , psychogenic tremor or orthostatic tremor. There are other reasons also like arthritis , compressed fracture , pinched nerve or lack of sufficient blood supply . I would suggest you to consult neurologist for proper examination . Doctor may order CT scan , MRI of brain and spine , nerve conduction test along with taking history . Doctor may prescribe muscle relaxant along with anticonvulsant or anti epileptic drug along with vitamin and mineral supplements . For now do light stretching exercises and do mind relaxing exercises like yoga and meditation . Doctor may also refer you to orthopedic surgeon for other reasons for arthritis and compressed fracture. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari