Achy arms at nighttime/interfere with sleep???

Question:

For about the past 6 months i have had horrible aches in my shoulders and arms at bedtime and throughtout the night. Its almost daily so i know its not from straining them or anything such as that.After finally getting to sleep i wake up about every few hours with pain and/or numbness from my shoulder down to my fingertips. It is in both arms, not just one in particular, and is not always the arm that i am sleeping on.Last night i even took some darvocet ( that i have for migraines) and they did not help much. I have heard of restless leg syndrome, and was wondering if this can be the same but just occuring in the arms and shoulders...anyone else living with this constant pain and many sleepless nights?? any helpful hints? thanks.

Answers:
Maybe you have Restless Arm Syndrome

Restless Leg Syndrome is exactly that, just legs.

Would need a bit more info before I could say anything definite. I have similar problesm but for me it's because i am thin, a side sleeper and putting too much pressure on my body.

Have you tried sleeping on your back, propped up a little bit? Or on your stomach? Try different sleeping positions and find one that works for you.

Excersizing also helps, A LOT. If you're not in the best shape, you'll be weaker and need to build up your strength so that sleeping doeosn't put that kind of pressure on your body.

Best of luck :)

Can you think of anything you've changed in the past 6 months? Carrying heavier things? Lifting heavy things? Driving a different vehicle? Reaching up on a continous basis?

You could have thoracic outlet syndrome or a disk problem. You should go to the doc and let him check you out. There's no reason to suffer like that; you've waited long enough and it hasn't improved. Go see what it truly is.

Achy arms at nighttime/interfere with sleep???

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