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Cause For Soreness In The Arms And Bump Near The Neck?

hi, acutely for the past two months my father is having left bicept soreness that radiates down into his forearm. the pain and symptoms have moved into his right ard just recently. his hands tingle and feel like sandpaper when he touches something. he ha also been having a constant pain on the right side of his neck about midway down there seems to be a swollen bump or knot accompanied with a tendon that feels out of wack right next to it. he has seen his primary octor and it is not a heart attack or carpel tunnel.
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
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Hi
Hope this message finds you in good health.
I have gone through your complaints and understand your concern.
I generally see many cases like this at my clinic.I give them a splint,rest,analgesics,anti-inflammatory tablets and ice pack till the swelling reduces to some extent. Then i get an xray and if necessary an mri done to find out the extent of injury.
In your case,there are 3 possibilities-
POSSIBILITY 1. SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION- there may be no bony involvement,only the soft tissues around the back might be inflammed that may be causing the pain

POSSIBILITY 2. NEUROPATHY- there may be a partial or complete swelling of the nerves in that region that may be the root cause of such kind of pain.

POSSIBILITY 3. DISC PROLAPSE-there may be a compressed a nerve in the region somewhere that might be causing radiating pain in those regions.Possibility of a disc prolapse should be kept in mind.

I suggest you get an Xray as well as an MRI and a detailed blood profile investigations done to find out the exact cause.
Physiotherapy,analgesics,anti-inflammatory drugs should help.


But i assure one thing, even if it is either of the above 3 possibilities,all have a good prognosis and you should eventually get back to normal in coming few days.Nothing to worry about.Do get back to me after ur reports are ready.     
I hope your question has been answered.
If you have any follow-up queries,feel free to consult me anytime.
Thanks,Take care,God bless.
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Cause For Soreness In The Arms And Bump Near The Neck?

Hi Hope this message finds you in good health. I have gone through your complaints and understand your concern. I generally see many cases like this at my clinic.I give them a splint,rest,analgesics,anti-inflammatory tablets and ice pack till the swelling reduces to some extent. Then i get an xray and if necessary an mri done to find out the extent of injury. In your case,there are 3 possibilities- POSSIBILITY 1. SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION- there may be no bony involvement,only the soft tissues around the back might be inflammed that may be causing the pain POSSIBILITY 2. NEUROPATHY- there may be a partial or complete swelling of the nerves in that region that may be the root cause of such kind of pain. POSSIBILITY 3. DISC PROLAPSE-there may be a compressed a nerve in the region somewhere that might be causing radiating pain in those regions.Possibility of a disc prolapse should be kept in mind. I suggest you get an Xray as well as an MRI and a detailed blood profile investigations done to find out the exact cause. Physiotherapy,analgesics,anti-inflammatory drugs should help. But i assure one thing, even if it is either of the above 3 possibilities,all have a good prognosis and you should eventually get back to normal in coming few days.Nothing to worry about.Do get back to me after ur reports are ready. I hope your question has been answered. If you have any follow-up queries,feel free to consult me anytime. Thanks,Take care,God bless.