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What Causes Pain In Upper Arm And Wrist?

Hi. My right upper arm sometimes to my wrist, has been hurting me for a few weeks now. What could it be and what can I do to help the pain go away
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Hello,
This is Dr. Papaqako answering your question.

I read carefully your query.
There are several causes that may lead to hurting the arm until the wrist.
The most common is a change in the daily work--repetitive movements of the arm or compressing the arm to the level of where the nerve passes near the skin; using it more then usual, may strain the muscles or cause thickening of it and compress the nerve. In this case, you may also feel numbness. It needs 4-6 weeks until it heals completely.

To help the pain I would recommend:
--Notice what activity you are doing more then usual with the right arm, and stop/lower intensity of doing it.
--Take Iburofen 400- 600mg 3 times/day to help the pain and also the inflamed tissues to heal faster, for at least 1 week, and then continue as needed.
-- Use an analgesic cream locally 3-4 times/day.

Hope this helps,
If anymore questions about it, feel free to ask.
Take care.
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What Causes Pain In Upper Arm And Wrist?

Hello, This is Dr. Papaqako answering your question. I read carefully your query. There are several causes that may lead to hurting the arm until the wrist. The most common is a change in the daily work--repetitive movements of the arm or compressing the arm to the level of where the nerve passes near the skin; using it more then usual, may strain the muscles or cause thickening of it and compress the nerve. In this case, you may also feel numbness. It needs 4-6 weeks until it heals completely. To help the pain I would recommend: --Notice what activity you are doing more then usual with the right arm, and stop/lower intensity of doing it. --Take Iburofen 400- 600mg 3 times/day to help the pain and also the inflamed tissues to heal faster, for at least 1 week, and then continue as needed. -- Use an analgesic cream locally 3-4 times/day. Hope this helps, If anymore questions about it, feel free to ask. Take care.