My arm muscles ache and I can't lift them up, what's going on?

Arm muscle soreness is quite common in life and there are many causes. For example, if you seldom exercise and suddenly increase your exercise volume, this often leads to poor lactic acid metabolism and causes muscle soreness. Of course, it may also be due to disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, cervical vertebrae, even bone spurs, etc. If it is due to disease, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

My arm muscles ache and I can't lift them. What's going on?

1. If it is caused by rheumatism, you can check the complete rheumatism kit. A complete rheumatology panel is a combination of routine blood tests, which generally includes four items: rheumatoid factor, rheumatoid factor, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein. The test results have clear diagnostic significance for rheumatic and rheumatoid diseases.

2. Hand pain is related to bone spurs, liver and kidney deficiency, damp heat, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc. It is also related to poor blood circulation in the meridians, cold, wind and dampness, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis. You can also seek Chinese medicine for diagnosis and treatment. Or use Chinese herbal medicine.

3. Many patients often seek medical attention with symptoms of numbness in their fingers, but after examination, it is found that the root cause is cervical spondylosis.

Treatments for cervical spondylosis include chin-rest traction, neck brace and collar, massage, physical therapy, self-care therapy and drug therapy. If drug therapy is ineffective, surgical treatment can be used.

What to do if your arm muscles ache

Many times, the muscles of the body will feel sore after exercise, or similar symptoms may occur if you sit for a long time or have an incorrect sleeping posture. Here I will share with you what to do if your arm muscles are sore.

The first method is that if the arm muscle soreness is caused by sudden exercise or increased exercise, then do more warm-up exercises before exercise to relieve it, and do some gentle stretching exercises after exercise. Generally, the soreness can be eliminated after a few days.

The second method is that if the arm muscle pain is caused by sleeping or sitting for a long time, then you should first adjust your sleeping and sitting posture. Secondly, it is best to get up and shake your arms every hour and do five to ten minutes of stretching exercises.

The third method is that if the muscle soreness is caused by injury to the arm due to exercise or other reasons, it is best to do a light massage and apply a hot towel to relieve the pain.

The fourth method is that sometimes if the muscle pain is caused by a cold or other physical discomfort, you can just take some anti-inflammatory drugs or painkillers.

The fifth method is that if you often experience arm pain during the day and night, and discomfort in your shoulders and neck, it may be caused by spinal or periarthritis of the shoulder. It is best to go to the hospital for professional massage, acupuncture and drug treatment.