I have a pain in my upper left arm and a heartbeat rate of 49 beats per mnute - I am generally fairly healthy and have a low heartbeat anyway - but was struck by the pain in my arm last night Should it be checked out or could it be just from tiredness?
Hello, As the normal pulse is in between 60-100. Your pulse rate sounds lower side and pain in the left arm might be due to cardiac pathology. I am not saying it is because of it, but I am trying to say that getting it checked it better because it might be due to even increase intro arterial blood pressure. If the blood pressure monitor shows the reading on the higher side than an ECG and an Echocardiogram is advised. Treatment will be accordingly. In case the blood pressure and ECG is normal than we have to look for the nerve pathology as there might be a pain at times in the upper limb due to the nerve entrapment. Using a cervical collar and doing static neck exercises along with shoulder stabilization exercises will be good to reduce pain and its recurrence. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Jay In Chat Doctor. 