For about 8 weeks, I have been experiencing an aching pain in my arm muscles, particularly the upper arm. Paracetamol does not help much, neither does my TENS machine. Heat packs give some relief, but the aching returns. I have had blood tests for Barmah Forest virus and Polymyalgia Rheumatica. In 1996, I contracted Ross River Virus. My GP dismisses the aching as age-related - I am 65. Is it worth getting a second opinion, or would I just be wasting a medical professional s time?
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history. As from the history I am able to understand that there is a matter of pain with happening due to two combination factors. Aging + past illness. Now to ad Chat Doctor.  An addition to this will be the effect of the past illness. As both are acting together the pain level is high. Let's say on a WAS scale as between 5-8. Now the reason why hot packs helps is that it leads to improve the circulation and provide the soothing effect. I will advise you to do some basic strength conditioning exercises along with hot packs and medication. A combination of all this has been providing good results in my clinical practice. Regards Jay In