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Arm pain: Introduction

Arm pain: Pain or discomfort of one or both arms. See free access online books about Arm pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 124 causes of Arm pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Arm pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Arm pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Arm pain:

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Arm pain: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Arm pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Arm pain

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Diagnostic Guides for Arm pain

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Arm pain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Arm pain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Arm pain

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Arm pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Diagnostic tests for Arm pain:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Arm pain. Some of these are listed below :

  • General appearance - looking for bruising, deformity of arm, swelling of the arm, abnormal posture of body, muscle wasting, abnormal arm movements.
  • Physical examination
    • May be necessary to examine a variety of joints including the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow , wrists and the various joints of the hand
    • Test muscle tone, power, reflexes and co-ordination of upper limbs
    • Test sensation of upper limbs ( including pain , touch , temperature and vibration sensation)
    • Examine each nerve of the upper limb (including radial , median, ulnar nerve and also brachial plexus
  • Blood tests
  • more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Arm pain. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you noticed pain in your arm? - to establish if acute or chronic.
  • What area(s) of the arm is affected by the pain? - To determine if local or generalized pain and to determine if arm joints may be involved.
  • Is the hand also affected by the pain?
  • Are both arms affected and is it symmetrical? - helps determine which nerves may be affected e.g. painful peripheral neuropathy is symmetrical compared with individual nerve or nerve root disease which should be suspected if pain is asymmetrical or confined to one limb.
  • Is there a time of day when arm pain is worse? - can help determine the cause of arm pain e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome wakes the person in the middle of the night ; cervical spondylitis wakes the person with pain and stiffness that persists well into the day; people with thoracic outlet syndrome find it difficult to fall asleep due to pain.
  • more questions...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Arm pain) may include:

  • Arm paresthesia? - if also paresthesia in the involved extremity this usually suggests herniated cervical disc , spinal cord tumor or cervical spondylosis. Other conditions to consider are brachial plexus neuropathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical rib, Pancoast's tumor, Raynaud's disease, sympathetic dystrophy or various entrapment syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.
  • Arm weakness?
  • Neck pain? - pain originating from disorders from the neck can transmit to distal parts of the arm.
  • Shoulder pain? - pain originating from disorders form the shoulder joint do not usually extend below the elbow.
  • Chest pain? - angina or heart attack must be considered as a cause of arm pain , especially for pain experienced down the inner left arm.
  • more symptoms...»

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Medications or substances causing Arm pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Arm pain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 29 medications causing Arm pain

Organs affected by Arm pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Arm pain may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Arm pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Arm pain mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 124 causes of Arm pain

How Common are these Causes of Arm pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Arm pain. Of the 124 causes of Arm pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 9 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 119 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 124 causes of Arm pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Arm pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Arm pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... arm pain
  • Angina ... pain extends down left arm
  • Arm fracture ... arm pain

    B

  • Back tumour ... pain radiating down arms and legs
  • Barrett syndrome ... arm pain

    C

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder ... occasional forearm muscle cramping

    D

  • Dobriner syndrome ... arm pain

    E

  • Endodermal sinus tumor ... arm pain
  • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... arm pain
  • Epidermoid carcinoma ... arm pain
  • Ewing's sarcoma ... arm pain, arm tenderness
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor ... arm pain

    F

  • Forearm injury ... Forearm pain
  • Frozen Shoulder ... radiating pain down arm

    G

  • Golfer's elbow ... outer-side forearm pain, forearm pain
  • Growth plate injuries ... arm pain

    H

  • Heart attack ... discomfort in both arms, discomfort in one arm, pain radiating to left arm
  • Hip cancer ... pain radiating down arms and legs

    M

  • Myelitis ... Arm pain

    N

  • Neuropathy - ataxia - retinitis pigmentosa ... arm pain
  • Neuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa ... arm pain

    O

  • Osteomyelitis ... arm bone pain

    P

  • Parsonage Turner syndrome ... upper arm pain
  • Peripheral vascular disease ... arm pain worse with exercise, arm pain, arm pain at rest, arm pain relieved by rest
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica ... upper arm pain
  • Porphyria, Ala-D ... arm pain
  • Porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria ... arm pain
  • Prinzmetal's variant angina ... upper arm pain

    R

  • Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy ... arm pain
  • Rib Tumor ... pain radiating down arms and legs

    S

  • Scapulocostal syndrome ... forearm pain
  • Shoulder bursitis ... pain lifting arm, upper arm pain
  • Shoulder tendinitis ... pain lifting arm, upper arm pain
  • Spondylosis ... pain spreading from neck down arms, arm pain
  • Syringomyelia ... arm pain

    T

  • Tennis elbow ... inner-side forearm pain, forearm pain
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome ... arm pain
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome TOS ... arm pain

    W

  • Whiplash Injuries ... arm pain

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  • Causes of Arm pain Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Arm pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Arm pain?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Arm pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Arm pain:

    Subtypes of Arm pain:

    Forearm pain (4 causes), Upper arm pain (5 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Arm pain:

    Pain (5444 causes), Arm symptoms (1300 causes), Sensations (5701 causes), Nerve symptoms (6033 causes), Common symptoms (7505 causes), Limb symptoms (1182 causes)

    Symptoms related to Arm pain:

    Arm symptoms (1300 causes), Wrist symptoms (29 causes), Hand symptoms (1076 causes), Wrist pain (16 causes), Hand pain (41 causes), Elbow pain (15 causes), Swollen arm (12 causes), Arm numbness (63 causes), Elbow symptoms (65 causes), Wrist symptoms (29 causes), Arm pain (39 causes), Upper arm pain (5 causes), Forearm pain (4 causes), Finger pain (25 causes), Arm injury, arm tingling (58 causes), finger symptoms (931 causes), forearm symptoms, upper arm symptoms, nerve injury, nerve compression, nerve entrapment, brachial plexus, bone fracture, trauma

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