Intermittent Bilateral Upper Arm Pain

[sue984]

For a few months now I've been experiencing bilateral pain between my biceps and my shoulders.  It started with just the left side, but now it's in both.  What's got me curious is that all of a sudden I didn't have it.  Then it came back about a week, (A guess) later.  I've also had muscle weakness in my left arm.
It doesn't feel like a neuropathy; I suffered a stroke back in 1996, and am all to familiar with that type of pain,  I could be wrong though - wouldn't be the first time!!

[sue984]

Thanks, but it's not shoulder pain, it's upper arm pain between my biceps and my shoulders.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you very much for your question; although it is quite difficult for me to give you a precise opinion here without being able to examine you, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your shoulder pain. Your symptoms could be suggestive of either some nerve injury or a pressure on the nerve due to the muscle spasms. Another possibility in your case could be damaged the soft-tissues such as muscles and ligaments if you are over-doing any shoulder exercises or lifting heavy weights. Since you have persistent pain, I would recommend you to see a neurologist who can evaluate the details of your case and could better determine the insight of your situation.  In addition, it will be best if you would also visit a physiotherapist to let him/her assess your back and shoulders.  Hope this helps.