What on earth has happened to my arm?

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This is probably not the best place to ask for any sort of medical advice but never mind!

Woke up on saturday morning with a really sore right arm. Feels, but doesnt look, bruised on the back above my elbow and really hurts if I bend it more than about 3/4 of the way which feels more like a muscle sprain. It seems to have been getting worse since then - cant figure out what could have happened to it!

Is it the sort of thing I should ask a doctor about or would it just be wasting his time?
 
It's that muscle thing that Dr. House had, you will have a limp on one arm, stop shaving and be bitter towards your workmates.

Seriously though, 90% it's because you slept funny with your arm tucked under your body, it's just like the neck spasm most of people get when they sleep in odd position. You can fix that with good muscle massage, 400mg of ibuprofen and long hot bath with sea salt and some redox before you go to bed.
 
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It's that muscle thing that Dr. House had, you will have a limp on one arm, stop shaving and be bitter towards your workmates.
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Can you limp on an arm? :) Already got the rest of those so you might be onto something :D

v0n said:
Seriously though, 90% it's because you slept funny with your arm tucked under your body, it's just like the neck spasm most of people get when they sleep in odd position. You can fix that with good muscle massage, 400mg of ibuprofen and long hot bath with sea salt and some redox before you go to bed.
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I do actually tend to sleep with my right arm tucked under my pillow and sometimes do end up with an ache but never like this. Good advice but not got anyone to massage it or a bath. Wonder if something like deep heat would do the job
 
during the night you where abducted by aliens, really really dense aliens with a very poor grasp of human anatomy, and that worsening pain is a sure sign that they've attempted to anul probe your armpit & have been yanking on your arm to gain some much needed leverage. ;)
 
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