Sore arms after drinking can be caused by trauma, gout, cervical spondylosis, and acid buildup. 1. Trauma: After drinking alcohol, people will have a blurred consciousness, resulting in accidental trauma to the arm by impact, extrusion and other traumatic injuries, which causes soreness, redness and swelling of the arm and other symptoms. 2. Gout: Excessive drinking can lead to gout attacks, gout patients will appear in the joints and other parts of the red, swelling, heat, pain and other abnormal symptoms, the common parts of the ankles, toes, but also in the arms and other parts of the body. 3. Cervical spondylosis: edema will occur when the cervical nerve is compressed, and edema will be aggravated after drinking alcohol, resulting in symptoms such as arm pain. 4. Acid accumulation: After drinking alcohol, a large amount of alcohol into the liver metabolism into acetic acid and other acidic substances, can not be metabolized in a timely manner, into the muscles will appear pain phenomenon. There are many reasons for arm pain after drinking, if it is not better for a long time, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital as soon as possible, improve the relevant examination to confirm the cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.