A tendon pulling pain when lifting the arm can be caused by trauma, muscle strain, frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis and other reasons. 1. Trauma: soft tissue injury or rotator cuff injury after local trauma can lead to pain symptoms such as tendon pain when lifting the arm, and severe injury can also lead to shoulder and upper limb functional activities are limited. 2. Muscle strain: overwork or cold stimulation of the upper limbs can lead to tendon pain when lifting the arm and other discomforts, such as long head of the biceps tendonitis, need to pay more attention to rest and warmth, to avoid excessive local activities, but also feasible massage therapy and other treatments. 3. Frozen shoulder: Inflammation of the soft tissues around the shoulder joint caused by trauma or strain injury can lead to adhesion of the local soft tissues, which can lead to aggravation of the local inflammatory stimulus when lifting the arm and lead to tendon pain and other manifestations. 4. Cervical spondylosis: cervical disc herniation and other diseases can compress one side of the nerve root, in the line of action to lift the arm, can cause the nerve pulling compression irritation aggravate the symptoms, which can appear tendon pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. When lifting the arm tendon pain, need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of a specialist to actively perform appropriate treatment, help to alleviate the discomfort symptoms as soon as possible.