How to treat the pain in upper right arm muscle?
Patient: I fell on my arm and hurt my shoulder and upper arm I had xrays nothing s broken the doctor said it was fine she said give it time to heal if it doesn t get better to come back well at this point I can rotate my arm so I assume the rotator cuff is OK I have trouble just picking up a glass you bringing a fork to my mouth the muscle in my upper right arm aches should I be exercising that muscle or massaging it what should I be doing with it Doctor: Hello,I have studied your case and I think that you may be having rotator cuff tear. In this condition there is pain and inability to lift shoulder above head.I would suggest you to get MRI of the shoulder.That will confirm this diagnosis. If there is cuff tear and it is involving more then 50 percent thickness then you will need surgery to repair it but if it is less then that then you can be treated with rest and physiotherapy. I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let  me know if there is any other followup questions,thanks