injured when i fell

injured when i fell

Q:

Age: 44 Sex: F Concern: upper arm and rotor cuff

i was standing on a table type thing and i fell off when i fell i instinctively put my arm out to try to stop when i hit the ground it felt like i jammed my arm now (this happened three or four years ago) but still have pain in the upper arm like the muscle across the top and underside of my upper arm when i raise my arm above my shoulder it hurts i also can no longer put my arm behind my back and extremely painful when i outstrtch my arm (like as if you were in the car driving and you put your arm out over the passenger when your stopping) and at the time of injury i did not get treatment had a dr. tell me to put it in a sling thats it. what could cause the pain in my bicep and under arm muscles it feels like its deep in the arm also
thank you sandi hamilton

-- shaadygirl

A:

Sounds like you might have shoulder tendinitis or rotator cuff tear. You would probably need an MRI of your shoulder to make a proper diagnosis. An injection in the shoulder might help also.,

-- Sherman Nam Tran, M. D.

to ask Dr. Tran.