My mother was diagnosed with temporal cell arteritis 3 years ago and has been on large doses of steroids for treatment. She now has avascular necrosis of the shoulder and is in extreme pain. She currently takes 2 lortabs and 2 kadien a day for the arteritis and is getting no relief. Surgery doesn’t appear to be an option in her current condition. We need some pain relief!

I got hit playing backyard football and now every time I move a certain way I have a really strong pain in the area right above the tricep but below the shoulder and I want to know if anyone has any ideas of what I should do to fix it.

I have this shoulder that is bung. Doc said I need to upgrade it to plastic but un the interim I should have 6 courses of cortesone injections guided by ultrasound…. So I dont like that idea very much …. and the plastic shoulder reconstruction is just unacceptable given my tender young age of mid 40.. and I still want to workout at the gym so if I speed up the wear on my shoulder, so what.. at least I can use it except for the pain… which is where acupuncture comes in…

Does acupuncture really work? Like I can appreciate that sterio music headphones make your mind think the sound is coming from the middle of your head… so it is logical that if someone sticks 3 pins in your right leg and 32 pins in your left shoulder often enough you are going to start thinking that the pain in your shoulder isnt too bad… and pain managememt is physchological right? or wrong?

The pain is in my left shoulder and upper back arm. Have received treatment from GP using deflamatory pills and pain killers which have calmed it down, but still have pain which comes on gradually when driving or sitting upright for any length of time. Although it is a lot better than it was, I find sleeping with two pillows giving support takes pain away completely.
I am sure this was caused by sleeping in a bad position. Will this resolve itself in time as I have had this problem for around 6-7 weeks now? I hope it will eventually cure itself. I am using isometric exercises to strengthen the muscles of my neck.
Any suggestions please

Sometimes when I am typing, writing, or just holding my arm a certain way I will get a pain starting from my shoulder blade all that way down my arm. This moring when I woke up my hand was swelled up and very tender.

I have had incredible pain in my neck, shoulder, back, bicep, hand and fingers for about 9 days. I don’t remember straining it.
Also, my hand is swollen. I can’t get my ring off-a ring that has always been loose.

I have tender spots all over my body, but mostly pain in neck, shoulders and chest. Somewhat swollen under ears and jaw. Scabby, pussy, sores inside my ears, which I keep picking at.

I Cant do any upper body exercise due to my right shoulder and cant do any lower body exercise due to the knee problem. I tried swimming but it too causes shoulder pain. Have tried different doctors and physiotherapy without any success…….I AM JUST 34 YEARS OLD. HOW WILL I LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE WITHOUT EXERCISE???, I will probably die young due to lack of exercise. this is very frustrating.

I stupidly had unprotected sex with an unknown military girl. We met online and went out on date the next day. After the date, she took me to her military base. In the room, I was very reluctant to make a move because I didn’t have condom on me. However, she invited me to sit with her on the bed. After a few conversation I lost control. Immediately I inserted the penis inside, I started feeling a burning pain at the tip of my penis. within 2mns I ejaculated and quickly pulled out and put on my pant. When I asked her if she had any infection, she denied and later told me she had been seeing a doctor for Pelvic Pain treatment. After I got home, and went into the bathroom, there were a lot of white powder stuff around my penis. On the 7th-day, I started feeling muscle tension on my shoulder, waste, dull whiles the burning pain at the tip of my penis continues OF/ON. I don’t feel any pain when peeing I have been so worried of HIV. The main 2-facts;

The pain at the tip started strongly right after the sex (< a 2mins), it became OF/ON 2-days later

On the 7th Day, I started feeling muscle tension on my shoulder, Dull, Headache etc, the pain at the tip still OF/ON

I am scared, worried. Though I’m thinking about doing the STD test, but HIV scared me so much and i have become so miserable. Any Advice or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone have advice for my mom? She suffers from chronic shoulder, neck and back pain. She has been in pain for about 1 year or so. She sometimes can’t move. Here doctors aren’t really helping and the medications aren’t either. She really needs something that will help. Please advice.