Sore and painful arms, unable to sleep need to be taken according to the cause of the general treatment, physical therapy, drug therapy and surgical treatment and other relief, caused by the common causes of overexertion, cervical spondylosis, myofasciitis, humerus external epicondylitis, and so on.
1. Overexertion: Overexertion causes lactic acid buildup inside the arm muscles, which can make the arm sore and painful, and can be relieved by rest, massage and hot compresses.
2. Cervical spondylosis: cervical spondylosis can cause arm pain and numbness, which can be relieved by rubbing the neck, applying hot compresses on the neck, or traction therapy on the cervical vertebrae under the guidance of professionals, and oral nonsteroidal analgesic drugs, such as celecoxib, etc., if necessary. If conservative treatment is not effective, anterior or posterior cervical spine surgery can be performed.
3. Myofasciitis: prolonged arm activity or cold and other stimuli, causing myofasciitis, which leads to arm pain and unbearable phenomenon of unable to sleep. You can take hot compresses, with manipulation and kneading to improve the symptoms, if necessary, you can take oral analgesic drugs, such as acetaminophen and so on.
4. Epicondylitis of the humerus: Epicondylitis of the humerus can also lead to arm pain, you can wear elbow pads to improve the symptoms, if necessary, you can take oral ibuprofen and other non-steroidal pain relievers or injections of closed treatment, such as lidocaine with betamethasone, etc., to relieve pain.
There are many other reasons why arm pain is so unbearable that you can’t sleep, such as rotator cuff injury, frozen shoulder, etc. If you don’t get relief after resting, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner, complete the relevant examinations, and follow the doctor’s instructions to carry out targeted treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease, and don’t use your own medication, so as to avoid delaying the condition.