Hi there. Thanks for your question at HCM Pain in the shoulder and upper arm radiating along the arm associated with numbness suggests compression of nerve in your neck. Analgesics either taken orally as tablets or as local applications in the form gel or lotions can provide considerable pain relief. They have soothening effect and relive pain most of the times. Also ice gel application can help during the initial few days. If the pain still persists after medications for a week physiotherapy under prescription in the form of neck strengthening exercises, ultrasonic massage can help provided u have no contraindications such therapy. Since your pain and numbness has persisted for a over 6 weeks, I would suggest you to visit your Orthopaedic, so that at least a baseline X ray and thorough examination can be done . Based on these and your response to medicines and physiotherapy, you might require an MRI. MRI can help localise the exact location and the cause for your compre4ssionand aid in better management. Disabling numbness and pain persisting for more than 6 weeks is one of the prime indications to get an MRI cervical spine done. Hope this helps you All the best. Regards. Dr.SBK