I have pain in my neck and shoulder areas. Trying to isolate these, I believe from looking at diagrams that the pain is mainly in the muscles that run either side of the spine (spinior erector?), Sterniomasteoid muscle, trapezius, pectorales major and the muscles in between my ribs. I get shooting pains and pins and needles in the right side of my body, particuarly my right hand. If I stand straight, my right shoulder is significantly higher and goes out at a different angle to the left shoulder. My right hip also juts further forward. Im getting Physio therapy at the moment, but although its making a big difference to the strength i had in the back and shoulder/ neck areas, its making no difference to pain. I also am getting massages (sports ones), which are nice but again, no long term affect. Any sugestions for help avaliable on the NHS would be great!

Im fairly sure i strained my shoulder while running this morning and am in pain when i run. I have a soccer game tomarrow and was wondering if there were any ways to help the pain quickly subside? I plan on playing reguardless but will be doing a much better job without this pain. I tried a heating pad and that offered little relief. Any other ideas?

Btw;; im 14. Thanks in advance!

I have been seeing an osteopath for about 4 years after falling over a couple of times. I was really in a lot of pain to begin with but am a lot better now although i still suffer lower back ache and shoulder ache when i carry too much. Also my hands ache, i did have acupunction for a while and this eased it a lot for a while but it hurts when i write and i am really fed up with it. The osteopath says i do not have arthritus or any bone disease. I was wondering what alternative treatment i could have or maybe yogi might help but i am not sure what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions please?

It appears that no insurance company is covering for this type of services, claiming the services as investigational & not medically necessary. I have shoulder pain and my doctor is recommending this type of treatment versus the actual surgery. Thanx.

So I’ve had pain and tension in my righ shoulder ever since i developed breasts. i have really large and HEAVY breasts and i think this is whats created the problem as im quite slender and cannot support the weight with my neck. it started out small but has developed over about 6 years or so and its recently become more excrucianting than ever. i have seen a physio but had to stop as we couldnt afford it. im in the same situation now and i know its coming from the joint muscles in my neck and i do my excercises but it doesnt help. iv had xrays and nothing is wrong with the bones but this massive muscle pain and tension is covering the entire upper part of my shoulder/ neck/ back and moving down my right arm. i can’t feel it when my husband pushing with al his strength on it but it constantly burns. deep heat sometimes gives very minor relief but i am thinking of buying this stuff called DMSO for muscle and pain relief. has anyone heard of it? does it work? Can someone please help me??? suggest what balms/ creams/ techniques might help me????

Thanks
we cannot afford to saee a physio… my husband is out of work and im only part time casual. i am excersising.i need something to put on it that i can get in australia

I have had pain in my left shoulder and an MRI was done with the results stating "Mild hypertrophic degenerative changes at the AC joint level with mild bony rotator cuff impingement." In laymens terms, I have been told it is arthritis. Is this correct? Is there any over the counter meds for this as I am concerned about taking any type of steroid. Any information would be appreciated.

The doctor is prescribing a steroid

I have just started a month of chiropractic manipulation for my back and neck being out of alignment and its hurting. The doctor has given me a wheat back that provides periodic relief but I’m not sleeping and continually in pain. Any suggestions might help.

I just got back my MRI results and I was told that I had two cervical ruptures C4-C6. I have had pain in my neck, shoulder and arm (hallmark symptoms), however it has lessened over the past 4-5 weeks but not completely gone. Does anyone have experience with dealing with what I understand to be a very common problem?
I have been working on better posture and using pain management medications (NSAID’s and Tylenol).

The pain is in both my forearms and my neck and shoulders.The doctor has diagnosed it as Myalgia but hasn’t suggested any treatment. The pain is unbearable at times.Any helpful suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks in advance.
Masha.

I experienced a shoulder injury in October of 2005. I’ve been to different doctors and have had x-rays and mri’s taken but yet everyone seems to agree that there isnt a tear or break anywhere in my shoulder area. I keep experiencing sharp pains everytime i raise my hand up over my head or make a throwing motion. After too much use, the pain is really uncomfortable and sometimes it results in me not being able to move my arm for a day or two This is very frusterating since I am an athletic person that likes to lift weights and play sports which involve these specific motions. Icing and anti-inflammatory’s have not resulted in a solution either. Im curious if there is anyone out there that has had a similar injury and if so how did you get rid of it?