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Why Am I Having Pain In My Left Arm?

I play college tennis, and I know I hurt my shoulder a week ago playing six matches during the weekend. I was told to take a week off to rest, but the pain still hurts that I can t lift any weight. Also, it mainly hurts to cross my left arm across my body. When I lift my arm above shoulder height the pain really kicks in. What is wrong?
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hi Shoulder injuries are very common in sports persons esp tennis. six matches at a stretch is too much. This amy have caused injuries to muscles / capsule in the shoulder. If you do not get relief with pain killers and physio then I would suggest an MRI Scan to see the nature of damage.
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Why Am I Having Pain In My Left Arm?

Hi Shoulder injuries are very common in sports persons esp tennis. six matches at a stretch is too much. This amy have caused injuries to muscles / capsule in the shoulder. If you do not get relief with pain killers and physio then I would suggest an MRI Scan to see the nature of damage.