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What Causes Severe Pain In The Side Of Left Arm And Shoulder?

I have severe pain in the side of my left arm about 6 inches or so from the top of my shoulder. Sometimes The pain will wrap around to inside of my arm and feel numb down to the thumb, index finger and middle finger? The upper backside is almost constant.
posted on Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, we should rule out heart related diseases first because left sided arm and shoulder pain are commonly seen with heart diseases.
So get done ecg and 2d echo.
If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases.
Somtimes, simple musculoskeletal pain can be the cause.
So apply warm water pad on affected areas. Take painkiller and anti inflammatory drugs.
Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise using left upper arm.
Don't worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out heart diseases.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Severe Pain In The Side Of Left Arm And Shoulder?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should rule out heart related diseases first because left sided arm and shoulder pain are commonly seen with heart diseases. So get done ecg and 2d echo. If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Somtimes, simple musculoskeletal pain can be the cause. So apply warm water pad on affected areas. Take painkiller and anti inflammatory drugs. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise using left upper arm. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out heart diseases. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.