A member asked:

On monday night slept wrong on my left arm very painfull ,hard to lift up, taking ibeprofin and ice on my arm. wednesday i did alot of activities ?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not sure: What the question actually is, but it isn't uncommon for someone to "sleep in the wrong position" and wake up with an arm or leg or both, painful, numb, and/or hard to move. This usually occurs from something referred to as a compressive/entrapment neuropathy - too much pressure on a nerve. But it's also possible that your damaged some of the muscle or tendons in the area too.

Answered 10/9/2018

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