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Arm pain, made worse by movement
Arm pain, made worse by movement
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 41-year old female asked:
Last year after flu shot my arm hurt where the injection was. Last few mths it has gotten worse where I cant lift/rotate without pain. Had clicking noises for a while, now just pain & limited movement mostly at night/cold. What could it be?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Hi, I have pain in my upper left arm, that comes and goes, but does not get worse with arm movement. I am extreamly tired as well!
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A 34-year old male asked:
Severe right wrist pain. Hurts to touch on left side of the wrist (pinky finger side). Any movement causes pain. No apparent injury. Started couple days ago, got progressively worse. Feels like pain is starting to radiate to arm.
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A 50-year old female asked:
My forearm/wrist started swelling and is extremely painful. When i move my arm or hand i feel tearing or pulling movement? It's day 3 and worse?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Upper right side rib pain (under arm) worse when moving or breathing, took a new exercise class on Friday using upper body movement, ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have pain in right clavicle through to my back for a few days, have no injured and no weights, pain gets worse with cough or sneeze. I have to put my arm up when am walking as movement hurts. Should I see doctor or will this go away on it's own?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Pain in my upper body. My arms, back, chest. Extreme morning stiffness, pain all day, with movement is worse, some pain when deeply breathing. Been to er, all blood work normal. D-dimer and CPK normal?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have numbness and tingling in my left upper arm to the point that it feels like when my foot goes asleep, but worse. I lose all movement. It causes pain in my back and my neck, or maybe its all related. any ideas?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Left side pain in chest and shoulder radiating to back. intermittent with no clear cause but worse upon movement. arm feels very heavy and tired. heart rate is regular. Pain is Not effected by breathing. last 2 fingers tingling. what is It?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Significant Pressure on left side of chest, made worse by certain movements like stretching arm ? Comes and goes, history of tachycardia- 23years old
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A 36-year old male asked:
Tender spot middle of spinal bone. Hurts to press on it. Pain worse in morning. Doesnt hurt at rest. Hurts when lifting left arm over head and some other movements. Use to do heavy deadlifting. Pain been there for 2 months now. No pain lying down?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I have a "burning pain" on the left side of my body just under my armpit, if i look at the muscle chart it could be the latissimus dorsi. it is not a constant pain but it comes and goes. there is also no "specific" movement that makes it worse?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I was hit by a car door on my right hand wrist 4 days ago. hand is swollen, I have pain with certain movements. pain seems to be spreading to my forearm with tingling sensations even when are is at rest, pain worse when standing with hand on my side?
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A 54-year old male asked:
When I rotate my left arm in a circular movement it clicks, what is it?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I fell a month ago and have mild pains in my arm to shoulder connection during certain movement. Will this heal by itself?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Inside (at bend) of left elbow extremely painful 2 days after workout (more than normal or other arm!). Movement very limited in both directions! ?
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A 36-year old male asked:
My ICD was fitted few days ago. I'm bey paranoid my arm movement might have dislodged the leads. nobody tells me the do's and don't. just move?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What could make your arm or leg feel weak when it actually isn't....have complete movement and very strong strength.Just feels weak. Neuro exam normal
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A 64-year old female asked:
Only can Raise arm halfway unless I lie down, lean way back..Then full movement is ok.
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A 58-year old male asked:
Pain in left shoulder. Limited movement in arm without pain?
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A 69-year old female asked:
I have frequent sharp pain in my upper right arm that is not associated with movement.?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Would a fan blowing on my right upper arm non stop cause it to have pain with movement of arm?
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A 42-year old asked:
Complete tear of the long headed tendon in my arm. How will this affect the movement of my arm?
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A 23-year old male asked:
When making rapid arm movement i get a pain which inmovilices my right arm.What might be causing this extreme pain?
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A 43-year old asked:
My arms and legs are making a crackling sound everytime i any movement. Why is that?
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A 48-year old asked:
No movement in right arm when I walk?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Pain in left shoulder limited movement of left arm?
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A female asked:
Can a frozen arm/shoulder cause severe pain on movement?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have limited movement in left arm cannot move it in certain ways and pain in shoulder?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Hi, I rotate my right or left arm in a circular movement I can hear it click what is it?
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