by Shan
(Brighton Mass)
I carry my stress in my left shoulder area and tend to develop knots under the scapula. I recently fell while teaching a movement class and thought I may have aggravated the pre existing condition. Originally I couldn't put much weight on my left arm and finding a comfortable position to sit in was difficult.
It has been two weeks and with a little rest (not much), ibuprofen, and heat the injury has "moved" causing discomfort in the left side of my neck and depending on how I move my head a tingling sensation washes over my left arm and into my thumb. It doesn't last long but is uncomfortable. Does this sound like a pinched nerve or greater damage to the rotator cuff? What should my next steps be in treatment?
Thank you.
I had a cortisone injection in my wrist two weeks ago for arthritis but my hand became very swollen and I got no relief from it.
Now I have tingling in my armpit, down my right arm and a pain in my shoulder blade. Is this the result of the injection and will it go away again?
by Cindy
(Austin,Tx)
I had rotator cuff surgery in July 3,2015; had a medium tear, surgery and recovery went well; good mobility.
Now for the past month I wake with severe pain in my armpit that travels down toward elbow, only way I can get relief is to hold arm up. This last anywhere from 20 min. to 2 hrs. As long as I use arm, gets tired easily, everything is ok; then, when I sit back to rest, the armpit pain returns.
Also my pinky and ring finger has pins and needles most all the time now.
The doctor said this is unrelated to the rotator cuff surgery.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on with me?
by Ann
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
I had biopsy proven myositis years back and lupus, but this seems very different, as it is only right-sided.
After waking very early with no pain, I needed more sleep. Having over-done the sleep, I woke around noon with right shoulder pain. I thought I'd pulled something in my sleep, and it would work its way out during the day. However, it has only got much much worse.
It hurts to breathe, to move my right arm (and to type this). If I breathe deeply, it hurts much worse! The pain seems to be immobilizing the entire shoulder area, and feels like broken bones with inflammation (bad).
I once had a similar problem with my back around my lower ribs. I thought ribs were broken. When it finally subsided my lung volume had decreased (lungs do not feel pain), so I'm concerned the pain around the upper right lung could signal inflammation and decreased lung volume there too. I would be relieved if it was something simple like "bursitis." Every time something like this has happened, x-rays were not conclusive.
by Madai
(Los angeles, ca.)
Hello there, I am a 41 years old woman. I injure my shoulder when i was trying to take out a very tight dress out of me. ( it was very tight in my shoulders and my chest. I went for some massages and it was getting better and since i was using the rigth arm often it was still in some kind of disconfort and subtle pain.
so I went to the chiropractor and He did an adjustment in my spine and neck and after 24 hours i has such a awful head ache and still fell tinging some times and pain in some pressure points still and the right side of my shoulder all the way to the side and part of the right breast fell a bit numb and ich some parts. The adjustment happen a week ago.
Please let me know if You know what could be going on and what to do.
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