Lateral left upper arm pain can be treated with hot compresses, plasters, oral medications, and functional exercises.
1. Hot compress: reduce the inflammatory factor through heat effect, reduce the pain.
2. Apply ointment: it can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, relieve tendons and collaterals, so that the soft tissue damage can be repaired more quickly, such as applying Tongluo Pain Relief Ointment and so on.
3. Oral medication: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken orally as appropriate, such as ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, rosoprofen sodium, etoricoxib, celecoxib, and so on.
4. Functional exercise: weightless functional exercise should be carried out actively, such as appropriate flexion and extension and shoulder joint elevation to avoid joint stiffness and muscle atrophy.
If the pain is caused by excessive exercise of the left upper limb upper arm lateral muscle pain, to avoid muscle fiber and ligament re-tear, can be appropriate physical therapy, which will help the inflammation subside.
It is recommended to go to the hospital for further examination to exclude other diseases and take appropriate treatment, and the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician.