Possible causes of Arm ache or pain
53 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Cellulitis (skin infection) Common Pediatric
- Contusion (bruise) Common Pediatric
- Fracture (broken bone) Common Pediatric
- Muscle spasm (charley horse) Common Pediatric
- Muscle strain (pulled muscle) Common Pediatric
- Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Common Urgent
- Osteoarthritis Common
- Peripheral neuropathy (nerve dysfunction) Common
- Rheumatoid arthritis Common
- Bone cancer (bone tumor) Urgent
- Sarcoma (soft tissue cancer)
- Abrasions
- AC (acromioclavicular) joint separation
- Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder (frozen shoulder)
- Arthritis (joint swelling)
- Atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rate) Urgent
- Burns Urgent
- Bursitis (joint bursa inflammation)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist nerve compression)
- Cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck)
- Cervical spine stenosis (neck spinal stenosis)
- Cervical spondylosis (neck arthritis)
- Chronic pain
- Clavicle fracture (broken collar bone)
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis (tendon inflammation)
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT, venous blood clot) Urgent
- Dislocation (joint out of place)
- Enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy)
- Extremity trauma (leg or arm injury)
- Fibromyalgia
- Foreign body in a wound Urgent
- Gout (uric acid crystals in the joint causing inflammation)
- Hand fracture
- Herniated disc (slipped disc, ruptured disc)
- Humerus (upper arm) fracture
- Lateral epicondylitis of elbow (tennis elbow)
- Ligament sprain
- Medial epicondylitis of elbow (golfer's elbow)
- Peripheral vascular disease (blocked arteries)
- Radial head fracture (elbow fracture)
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Rotator cuff syndrome (shoulder injury)
- Sebaceous cyst
- Septic arthritis (joint infection) Urgent Pediatric
- Shoulder joint dislocation (dislocated shoulder) Urgent
- Sickle cell disease Urgent
- Supracondylar fracture (elbow fracture)
- Synovitis (toxic or transient)
- Tendonitis (tendon inflammation)
- Tenosynovitis (tendon sheath inflammation)
- Unstable angina (pre heart attack chest pain) Urgent
- Whiplash injury