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What Causes Sudden Pain And Tightness In Arm?
My brother is 62 years old and the other night he said the pain in his arm woke him up from sleep. His hand and fingers all tigthen up just like he was cripple, he keep rubbing his arm and hand after a wait the pain was better but all day long his arm tingle, and numb just like it was asleep. Now this morning he said everything was good just like nothing happen. No numbness or tingling feeling.
Mon, 29 Feb 2016
Night pain in shoulder is because of rotator cuff tear. Usually that is most common cause in this age group. Other cause of Pain, tingling and numbness is neck pathology. Cervical spondylitis or radiculopathy. He will need clinical examination, x rays and Probably MRI of either neck or Shoulder depending upon features of clinical findings.
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