Your shoulder and arm may feel numb, tingly or weak. Your doctor will ask questions and examine you. Burners happen in only one arm at a time. If both of your arms or one arm and a leg are hurt, you may have a serious neck injury, not a burner. Your doctor will then protect your neck and get x-rays.
Burners get better on their own.
You may need physical therapy to stretch and strengthen your muscles. Some burners last a few minutes. Others take several days or weeks to heal. This test can show that you have a burner and give an idea about how long it will last. You must have no pain, numbness or tingling.