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What Causes Pain And Numbness In The Arms After Coughing?

after coughing for a day I now have pain in my arm and numbness and can not move around without my arm hurting. I can lift my arm up over my head so I can look up with out it bothering me but I can not look down there is to much pain. It is in my left arm I can not turn me head to the left without it hurting . I can sit up with out it giving me any pain but I am not comfortable when trying to sleep there is a lot of pain and numbness I move around trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Hi,

The pains you are explaining are typical of muscular pain. You may benefit using some anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen and also Tylenol together with the anti-inflammatory drug.

You can also do some nice warm bath to relax the muscles and put some warm compresses on the most painful areas for 15-20 minutes a few times a day.

Some exercises from a physiotherapist might be very helpful as well so having an appointment with a physiotherapist might be advisable especially if you notice the warm compresses and medications are not helping you enough.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Pain And Numbness In The Arms After Coughing?

Hi, The pains you are explaining are typical of muscular pain. You may benefit using some anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen and also Tylenol together with the anti-inflammatory drug. You can also do some nice warm bath to relax the muscles and put some warm compresses on the most painful areas for 15-20 minutes a few times a day. Some exercises from a physiotherapist might be very helpful as well so having an appointment with a physiotherapist might be advisable especially if you notice the warm compresses and medications are not helping you enough. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician