arm pain

[Barbara Duffin-Bates <barb.bates@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My husband (56/13) has had severe pain in his arms for
the past year.  We have mentioned it over and over
again to all the various health care professionals he
has seen lately and none of them offered any
suggestions.  We did try a series of physiotherapy
sessions which did not help.

We have always felt that the cause of the pain was his
dyskensia (in which he clenches his fists and twists
his arms for hours on end,  and has for years).  I can
understand why this would cause stress and wear and
possibly pain.  But is there nothing that can be done?
The pain wakes him up at night and severely limits
what he can do during the day.  He can do virtually
nothing with those arms - typing, making a bed,
planting seeds - anything causes so much discomfort.
The pain is worsened, of course, when he falls, which
is frequently.  So, he is having a rather hard time of
it.

Has anyone experienced this type of pain and do you
have any suggestions for Iain?

Thank you.
Barb Bates