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Elbow and arm pain

How you can ease elbow and arm pain yourself

To ease elbow and arm pain, try these things for a couple of days:

  • put a heat pack or a pack of frozen peas wrapped in a tea towel on your arm – do this for 10 to 15 minutes, every few hours
  • take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen
  • raise your arm if it's swollen

  • elbow or arm pain does not go away after a few weeks

  • hurts when you exercise but the pain goes away when you rest
  • is swollen and you have a very high temperature or feel hot and shivery

Go to an urgent treatment centre or A&E if:

  • you have severe pain in your arm and it's difficult to move
  • you've injured your arm and you heard a snapping noise or your arm has changed shape
  • your arm tingles or feels numb

  • arm pain has come on suddenly and it occurs with pressure, heaviness or squeezing across your chest

This could be a sign of a heart attack .

Causes of elbow and arm pain

Apart from an injury, these things can cause arm and elbow pain.

Do not self-diagnose. See a GP if you're worried.

Self-careCauses

Putting a heat pack or pack of frozen peas wrapped in a tea towel on your arm can help ease elbow and arm pain. You can also take painkillers.

Possible causes of elbow and arm pain include tendonitis, sprains and strains, frozen shoulder, arthritis and bursitis.

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