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Why Am I Experiencing Pain In My Left Arm After A Fall?

Posted on Sat, 8 Feb 2014

Question: after a forward fall last fall, my wife is still experiencing a lot of pain in her left arm bicearm .she has no pain until she tries to raise her upper arm.what is happening and what treatment should we pursue. she is from canada and lives with me in iowa in the the winter. she has no u.s. insurance,just travel canada ins.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Seems to be muscle strain. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. The fact that her pain is occurring with movements indicates a muscle strain. Any strained muscle when stretched gives severe pain. I advice her to follow the below mentioned guidelines - * Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain * Ice packing once in every 2 hours over the affected area * Moist heat application to relax the muscles * Local application of muscle relaxant gel * Analgesic medications such as Advil or Aleve as needed * Do not lift weight or try to do exercise that involve painful muscles. Give proper time for the injury to heal. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saurabh Gupta (2 hours later)

DO YOU THINK THIS COULD BE A ROTATOR CUP PROBLEM? THE ONLY PAIN SEEMS TO BE IN HER BICEP

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (16 hours later)

Brief Answer: Biceps muscle strain Detailed Answer: Hi, It seems to be biceps muscle strain as pain is in her biceps only. It does not looks like rotator cuff tear.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar