<s>[INST] I lifted weights for the first time in several month at 3:00 pm on Monday. After I was tired and mildly sore. Tuesday I felt fine. Wednesday at 2:00 I woke up to strong pains in my left triceps. The pain has not gone away. In fact it can now be felt down to my fingers and up my shoulder into my neck. 800ml of motrin dulls the pain but does not erase it. How much longer before I should seek professional help [/INST] Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you.a thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As this pin is usual post exercises and are ad Chat Doctor.  Since the soreness is in the muscle fibers apparently very less could be helpful to reduce this ache. If, you are feeling pain in the nerve, causing radiating from the neck to the little finger than a thorough neuromuscular assessment is needed. May be nerve pinch in the cervical region. But if this pain persists more than 3-4 days than an assessment is advised or else if it is DOES than pain will go off on its own. RegardsJay In </s>