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Arm stiffness
Arm stiffness is a symptom in which a person's arm feels stiff when he or somebody else tries to move it. Neurological problems or joint problems can cause arm stiffness.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Arm stiffness?
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A 39-year old asked:
So after the weekend rest why is my arm stiffness and soreness not going away?
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A 43-year old asked:
Arm stiffness/tight forearm muscle problem, please help!?
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A 41-year old asked:
Arm stiffness and tight forearm muscle. What are next steps?
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A 19-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
Diagnosed wid TB meningitis my frnd HS slurd speech, leg n arm stiffness, poor recognition right now, wil it go with time & as swelling wil go down?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have numbing and tingling in my arm, stiffness in wrist, bulging veins in hand bright blue veins what can cause this?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I have urinary problems, extreme pain in muscles at top of right arm, stiffness in all limbs, dizzy when standing?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I injured my shoulder last august. I am still experiencing weakness of the shoulder, pain radiating through my entire arm, and stiffness when trying to move it above shoulder height. What could it be?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do I treat arm soreness and stiffness after a workout?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I had a blood draw a couple hours ago. I have arm pain and stiffness, is that typical? Is naseau, dizziness also common or would that just be anxiety?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 38-year old male:
Why husband is haveing stiffness and arm pain in his left arm what should we do he don't have any health problems?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Can bad anxiety cause all kinds of pain such as 1 sided arm and leg pain stiffness & tingling etc! had lots tests all ok.Told its anxiety..
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A 19-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
21 yr old female frnd diagnosed wid TB meningitis HS stiffness in arm & leg, poor recognition, slurred voice? How gud r d chances of full recovery?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Swollen hands/fingers/tightness in right hand, tingling in face, shooting pain down right leg and arm every so often. Stiffness in body, female 31years?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Stiffness right arm, neck, finger of right hand, pain in right knee, tremors and twitching right abdomen,and back of head pain is it Parkinson's?
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A 41-year old asked:
What should I do? I have painful, swollen and stiffness in my left arm?
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A female asked:
I experience pain and stiffness where my arms and shoulders meet. Is there anything i can do to reduce this? What could be causing it?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What caused Sudden heaviness in my arms What caused Sudden stiffness of my neck?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Will sleeping on your arm the wrong way cause shoulder stiffness, if so how long does it unusually last?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I'm having gradual increasing pain and stiffness in my hands arms Nd back what could be causing this?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I am experiencing shoulder pain and shoulder stiffness. The following also describes me: Arm weakness. What should I do?
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A 48-year old female asked:
For years my elbow has been popping with some moderate pain until lately it is like a toothache with stiffness extending down my arm ... is this tenni?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Feel numbness/tingling in right thumb as well as some pain stiffness in the upper arm when bending, reaching behind back. ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Moderate shoulder stiffness all day. when i lift my arm above my shoulder I get tingling sensation and numbness in arm. it's raining today?
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A 21-year old male asked about a 22-year old female:
3 months post japanese encephalitis frnd is having stiffness in right arm and left leg while awake. But goes while she sleeps? Is this cure able?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am experiencing arm swelling. The following also describe me: Visible deformity of joints, Stiff joints, and Joint stiffness. What should I do?
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A 21-year old female asked:
For the past week, my chest has been hurting consistently. There's numbness in my left arm, sharp pains, a burning feeling, and stiffness. Any idea?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can myelomalacia cause neck stiffness, headaches, pain through neck, arms and back? I've had a crick in my neck with all of these symptoms for 6 days.
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A female asked about a 59-year old female:
Hello, i'm up really late worrying about my dad. It started with leg and hip pains, then turned into leg stiffness after inactivity now spread to arm?
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A male asked:
Im having the worst pain. Started in my ribs grew to my armpit and surrounding area. Alot of stiffness, inability to move arm and leg to full strength?
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