# Painful arm **URL:** \ **Category:** Primary progressive MS\ **Created:** [29 December 2017 08:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/painful-arm/11913 "2017-12-29T08:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shellyonthebeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shellyonthebeach](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/shellyonthebeach)\ **Post date:** [29 December 2017 08:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/painful-arm/11913/1 "2017-12-29T08:48:21Z")
I’m suffering with a painful left arm . For a long time my left arm hasn’t been right, I can’t attempt to reach anything without terrible pain from my shoulder to my wrist like electric shock / dead arm horrible feeling , it doesn’t help because that’s the arm I use to pick up Frazers poo when I’m out in chair. It’s affecting dressing / undressing ect . Last night I kept waking with the pain . Does anyone else have this? Michelle and Frazer xx ---
**Author:** ![Ninagrace7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@Ninagrace7](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ninagrace7)\ **Post date:** [29 December 2017 12:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/painful-arm/11913/2 "2017-12-29T12:28:42Z")
So sorry you’re having trouble with your arm, Michelle. My arms don’t cause me too much trouble as long as I don’t do anything that involves weight or repetition if I do they get very painful, my hands too but not the electric type pain, that’s very MS. One of my earliest symptoms was the electric shock pain, I was only fourteen,but it was from my neck down my back…it has a name but for the life of me I can’t recall it! I’m not sure if there’s a medication that deals with it but maybe your Dr or MS nurse could help! Take care, Michelle and a very very happy new year to you and Frazer and not forgetting the rest of your family! Nina xx ---
**Author:** ![farr13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@farr13](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/farr13)\ **Post date:** [29 December 2017 14:14 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/painful-arm/11913/3 "2017-12-29T14:14:49Z")
My good arm has been painful for about 8 week but more like a pulled muscle not an electric shock pain. Not much feeling in right leg and torn cartridge in knee in left leg so i have to rely on my arms for everything .I hope the pain in your arm goes away soon its just one thing after another isnt it .Take care.xx ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [1 January 2018 20:37 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/painful-arm/11913/4 "2018-01-01T20:37:02Z")
My arms are not too bad. However, when doing stretching exercises lifting my hands above my head, my right arm is unable to reach as high as the left. And as I compare my right hand with my left, it is very noticeable that I cannot open and stretch my right hand fingers apart as much as my left. I have no pain in my arms, but I have an awareness of them… if you know what I mean… I have worried myself doing upper body exercises, because I am left with a pain across my back, which, if it was across my chest, I might think it was a stroke… I need help, don’t I…???