Im hoping for some help on my mothers condition, both her arms cant be straightened, they remain bent and when she tries to straighten them she gets shooting pain from her elbows to her thumb. She has had this problem for many months and due to not being able to straighten her arm it looks like her hand and forearm is wasting away slowly. She has not got swollen elbows or bursitis on her elbows. What could it be thats not allowing her to straighten both her arms for 8months?