What to do if your arms are sore and weak

Arms play a very important role in the human body. In daily life, we need to use our arms to hold tableware when eating, and we also need to swing our arms when running to speed up and save energy. In short, arms are an indispensable organ for humans. In our lives, we often experience sore and weak arms, which makes it very inconvenient to move or put things away, and we may not be able to lift heavy objects. The causes of arm soreness may be overwork, bone hyperplasia, rheumatism, etc. When faced with sore and weak arms, you should go to the hospital for a check-up, find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine.

Arm pain may be caused by frozen shoulder, which has many causes, such as cervical spondylosis, bone hyperplasia, rheumatism, strain, sprain and so on. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination and diagnosis and then treat the cause. It is best to find an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner to diagnose and treat the disease with Chinese medicine.

Many people have experienced "numbness, weakness and soreness in hands and arms", which is more likely to occur when the arms are under pressure for a long time or the elbows are accidentally hit. This transient numbness in the fingers can be relieved and disappear with just a slight arm movement. However, when recurrent "finger numbness" occurs without obvious inducing factors, it should be taken seriously, especially when the numbness of the fingers is related to the movement of the cervical spine, because it is very likely that you have radiculopathy of cervical spondylosis. Data show that the incidence of cervical spondylosis in the disease spectrum of pain clinics in cities has exceeded that of lumbar spondylosis, and it is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. 60% of cervical spondylosis is radiculopathy, which has numbness of fingers, soreness of arms, pain in the neck and shoulders, and neck stiffness as the main symptoms. Finger numbness caused by radiculopathy of cervical spondylosis is characterized by the numb fingers being relatively fixed and being related to the active position of the cervical vertebrae. There are many other reasons why the symptom of "numb fingers" can occur. Such as: diabetes, cerebral arteriosclerosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, angina pectoris, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc., each of them has its own characteristics and accompanying symptoms. Therefore, you should seek professional medical advice for differential diagnosis in time.

Steps to relieve arm pain

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Wrist movement: Cross your fingers, hold the patient's wrist, pinch both sides of the wrist with the thumb and index finger of the other hand, and rotate clockwise.

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Laogong point on the palm: Press and massage the Laogong point with your thumb. Laogong point: The point on the palm corresponding to the point where the middle finger is bent is the Laogong point.

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Ximen: Located on the palm side of the forearm, 5 inches above the transverse wrist crease, use the thumb to massage.

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Thumb: Put the other four fingers together and pinch the arm.

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Hegu point: It is located where the palm of your hand is open. Massage on Hegu can treat the head, eyes, throat, and fingers. Press with the side of your thumb.

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Shaoshang Point: Shaoshang Point is used to treat numbness and soreness on the head, face, and fingers. Use the index and middle fingers to press and pinch the point, alternating between the left and right hands.

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Elbow ridge: where wrinkles appear when the fingers are bent; use the thumb to apply force inward; it is located on the edge of the bone.

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Quchi: This point is a very important acupuncture point for treating numbness and soreness in the arms, shoulders and back. You can press it with your thumb.

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Use the front end of your arm to relax your entire arm, and roll the front end of your arm evenly left and right. This is called the rolling method.

There may be two reasons for arm pain. One is that you use too much force, which causes increased lactic acid. This will be fine in two or three days. The other is because you are exposed to too much wind. Try not to blow it towards your body. You will easily catch a cold and suffer from soreness. You don't exercise enough on a normal day, and this will happen when you exercise suddenly. You'll get used to it. If you have nothing to do, do more exercise. It's good for your body. If you start exercising, it's best not to give up because of soreness. You must stick to it. In two days, you will be able to feel obvious changes in your body. The adjustment method is to stand up and turn your body after every hour, loosen your shoulders and waist, and massage your head. It only takes a few minutes and the benefits are huge. If you are busy with work, just find a place to do some gymnastics-like stretching exercises in your free time until your whole body sweats. If you persist for a few dozen minutes every day, you will feel that those pains will slowly disappear.

Precautions

The arms and fingers should be treated in combination with the shoulders, back, cervical spine and head.

Pay attention to the combination of work and rest

Do more relaxing exercises and move your fingers and arms.

When doing heavy physical labor or lifting heavy objects, be careful about how you use your wrists.