The most common causes of small arm pain are over-exercise, soft tissue injury, cervical spondylosis, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, peripheral nerve inflammation, etc. If the symptoms persist, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.
1. Excessive exercise: If patients play badminton or other activities that use their arms, the accumulation of lactic acid will be caused after strenuous exercise, and the process of lactic acid metabolism will cause pain in the small arm muscles.
2. Soft tissue injury: when the arm is hit or strained, the local muscles, ligaments and bones will be damaged and cause pain.
3. Cervical spondylosis: degenerative changes in the cervical spine occur with age, and when it presses on the surrounding nerve roots, it can cause numbness and pain in the upper limbs, which may also cause pain in the arms.
4. Tennis elbow: also known as medial epicondylitis of the humerus, when the patient carries out the activities of the elbow joint or wrist joint, it may cause soreness in the small arm.
5. Frozen shoulder: Inflammation around the patient’s shoulder may also cause soreness in the muscles of the upper limbs.
6. Inflammation of peripheral nerves: such as ulnar neuritis, brachial plexus neuritis, radial neuritis, inflammatory substances irritate the nerves, can also cause small arm pain.
Causes of small arm pain more causes, if rest does not relieve, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, by the doctor targeted treatment.