What causes pain in the arm muscles?
Disease description:
Today, I took my mom out for a day of fun, but when we returned home, I felt severe pain in a tendon on my arm. What could be causing this arm tendon pain?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Lin Yunfei
This condition is typically caused by trauma or cervical spine deformity. When a patient has a severe cervical intervertebral disc herniation, it may compress nearby nerves, resulting in significant pain in the arm tendons and numbness in the arm. Cervical CT or MRI imaging is required to confirm the diagnosis. More common causes of arm pain include sprains, trauma, and overuse injuries; therefore, it is important to assess for localized signs such as redness, warmth, and swelling.
