Cannot lift arm.

[JPA9]

Last week, I helped somebody carry some heavy stuff around. Since then, I have been unable to lift my left arm above shoulder level without great difficulty. It's been a week, and I was wondering how long it will roughly take for my arm to get back to normal, as it's extremely frustrating?

[woofgang]

how long to get better depends on what you have done to it. if you can afford the charge, visit a private sports physio for assessment, if not then pop to the GP

[regulo]

You have probably strained/pulled a muscle connected with the rotator cuff, which allows circular movements of the shoulder joint. How do I know this? Because I did the same thing with the same result! I don't want to worry you, but despite 8 visits to a physio, it eventually took 6 months to regain full movement.