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post 1613170641 08-10-2020, 06:48 PM
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Lost strength in right arm after lifting? Possible pull ?

Was doing squats and I’m assuming this is where it happened because I had the weight resting in an awkward position pinning my wrist back.

Went to do some curls later into the workout and noticed my right arm had almost no strength. Chalked it as overworked but now it’s the next day and it’s still at like 30% strength.
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post 1613170861 08-10-2020, 06:51 PM
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Sounds scary op. If there was no sharp pain or current pain while doing curls, it shouldn't be a muscle or tendon tear.

Is it just your right arm or does the right side or your body feel funny.
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Probably trapped nerve(s) around your neck, scapula, or lat.

Any tingling sensations traveling down your arm? Tricep, bicep, or elbow?
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nerve compression! Seek competent medical care to ensure full recovery. Im assuming carpal tunnel which can be easily managed.

further evidence for carpal tunnel if pins and needle sensation in some fingers or if by weakness you specifically mean the forearm. if flexion of biceps is the weakness than i still suspect some form of nerve compression but not carpal tunnel or not solely carpal tunnel.
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Originally Posted By FrankGrimes29⏩
Probably trapped nerve(s) around your neck, scapula, or lat.

Any tingling sensations traveling down your arm? Tricep, bicep, or elbow?
I guess now that you mention it’s got a bit of tingling going down my arm but other than that it feels completely normal minus the fact that I have almost no strength

If there’s any sensation it’s running down my bicep and it’s mild

I did just get over a shot nerve in my neck that lasted a week doing dumbbell press on incline and shifted my neck out of place, that was severe
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Originally Posted By FrankGrimes29⏩
Probably trapped nerve(s) around your neck, scapula, or lat.

Any tingling sensations traveling down your arm? Tricep, bicep, or elbow?
came in to ask this exact question.
Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩
I guess now that you mention it’s got a bit of tingling going down my arm but other than that it feels completely normal minus the fact that I have almost no strength

If there’s any sensation it’s running down my bicep and it’s mild
what about when you sneeze or cough? Does it then trigger numbess and tingling? do you wake up with numb fingers or tingles in your forearms/hands? What you mentioned though points to some nerve impingement in your C5 and C6 nerves. It may be as simple as as postural problem tat needs to be addressed, it may be as serious as foramanal narrowing that is an emergency. (Foramen are theholeswhere the nerves exit the vertebrae). You need to see a doctor asap. It may be nothing and requires a simple steroid pack to reduce the swelling, but you'll def need an Xray (at min) to have a look inside
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
came in to ask this exact question.



what about when you sneeze or cough? Does it then trigger numbess and tingling? do you wake up with numb fingers or tingles in your forearms/hands? What you mentioned though points to some nerve impingement in your C5 and C6 nerves. It may be as simple as as postural problem tat needs to be addressed, it may be as serious as foramanal narrowing that is an emergency. (Foramen are theholeswhere the nerves exit the vertebrae). You need to see a doctor asap. It may be nothing and requires a simple steroid pack to reduce the swelling, but you'll def need an Xray (at min) to have a look inside
This is the first time a gym injury has ever had me concerned srs, never had anything like this happen before

Thanks guys will have to see a doc

No triggers from sneezing or coughing
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Update

I’m noticing when my arm is elevated is when it’s at its weakest but again no pain at all
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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩
I guess now that you mention it’s got a bit of tingling going down my arm but other than that it feels completely normal minus the fact that I have almost no strength

If there’s any sensation it’s running down my bicep and it’s mild

I did just get over a shot nerve in my neck that lasted a week doing dumbbell press on incline and shifted my neck out of place, that was severe
Yea it's most likely trapped nerves. If you have a lacrosse ball or a hard ball, use it on your pec to shoulder attachment area and let it sink in for 60 seconds. Do this same technique on your trap near your spine, your lat, and your upper middle back near your spine.

Search up scapula push ups. Do 4 sets of 15 controlled reps. Basically push up position but you keep your arms straight, then let your scapula relax down, then you bring it back. See how that feels and if that helps at all.

Go to a table or counter and stand right next to it. With your arm straight, push down with your palm into the surface. Then slowly walk backwards with you still pushing down pressure on the surface until you end up almost in a stretch position where your arm is straight above your head and your body is in line with the surface, then walk back forward still pushing down the whole time. Do that a few times and see how that feels.

I would also say really roll out your lat and pin point knots around your scapula with a ball, and put pressure on it to release it.

I deal with this feeling from time to time because I have scoliosis and I'll get the trapped nerve feeling and tingling down my arm sometimes.
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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩
Update

I’m noticing when my arm is elevated is when it’s at its weakest but again no pain at all
Retract your scapulae (bring them together and poke your chest up and out) and then raise your arms and see if they are still weak
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
Retract your scapulae (bring them together and poke your chest up and out) and then raise your arms and see if they are still weak
Heard a loud pop when I did this and actually feels like a got a bit of strength back in my arm

Definitely felt like that corrected something

*edit*
Nvm it’s still weak
It feels like it has less range of motion but doesn’t look like it, just feels like it’s missing the strength
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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩
Heard a loud pop when I did this and actually feels like a got a bit of strength back in my arm

Definitely felt like that corrected something

*edit*
Nvm it’s still weak
It feels like it has less range of motion but doesn’t look like it, just feels like it’s missing the strength
Hmmm....retracting the shoulders opens up the subacromial space so that the tendons have more room to move. In a LOT of us, in movements like BP, OHP, pulling etc, we dont pull our shoulders back before each rep so over time, the tendons get impinged (shoulder ippingement). Normally it manifests with a lot of pain but can manifest in other ways.

Where did the pop come from? Shoulder? Front...back? Inside? Try resting it with ice for abotu 10-15 min and doin it again later. If it is still the same then dont worry abotu it again.

One other test you can try is this: stand with your back to the wall where your butt, upper back and head are touching the wall. Not open your arms and and bend your elbows so that you hans touch the walls (but the inside of your thumbs and index fingers should be touching (only them)) on each side of your head and just above your head. Your elbows should be forming about a 45 degree angle. Next you will raise your arms up, keeping that elbow angle at 45 degrees while keeping your head, upper back, butt and thumb/index fingers touching the wall. You'll be bringing your hands together really. DOnt force them but bring them as close as you can the first rep, the slowly release, then repeat. Each rep you should get a bit higher. When you can do like 5 reps, then try doing the raising your arms up and seeing if you still lose strength
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"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that affects mostly children. The disease has peaked every two years between August and November in the United States since 2014. Enteroviruses, particularly enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68), are likely responsible for these peaks in cases.

CDC released a new CDC Vital Signs report to alert health care providers to a possible outbreak this year. This Vital Signs report reveals a delay in care for some patients in 2018: 35% of patients were not hospitalized until two or more days after limb weakness. AFM can progress rapidly over the course of hours or days, leading to permanent paralysis and/or the life-threatening complication of respiratory failure in previously healthy patients, so delays in care can be serious.

This Vital Signs report is intended to provide an anticipatory alert as we prepare for a possible outbreak this year.

Parents and doctors should suspect AFM in patients with sudden limb weakness, especially during August through November. Recent respiratory illness or fever and the presence of neck or back pain or any neurologic symptom should heighten their concern.

Pediatricians and frontline providers in emergency departments and urgent care centers should be prepared to quickly recognize symptoms of AFM and immediately hospitalize patients. Timing is critical at each step—prompt AFM recognition leads to optimal medical management and early specimen collection. When health care providers recognize symptoms as soon as possible, there is a better chance of detecting the cause of AFM, which might help predict the outcome. Other laboratory tests and an MRI of the brain and spinal cord can distinguish AFM from other conditions with limb weakness."

just saw this... OP u OK?
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No advice, just wanted to say hope it's nothing serious and gets better fast.
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