What is causing the pain in my right shoulder down into my arm?
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at
2:40 am
I have a little pain in the bottom right side of my neck then it really hurts in my shoulder area then the cramping feeling radiates down my right arm. When i stretch my arm/shoulder and do circles with it I hear cracking like when you crack your knuckles. I don’t know if its from constantly sleeping on it wrong or what but I would love to find out the possible reason for the pain and cracking and what to do about it. Thanks!
Filed under: Shoulder Blade Pain
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Sounds like a pinched nerve, either in your neck or shoulder. As for as the "cracking" it sounds like "Crepitus".
Anyway, start off with slow cervical stretches to your tolerance. Look down, ear to shoulder, look over your shoulder. Don’t look up or do the "circles"
Then do shoulder shrugs, scapular squeezes.
You can also lay on a rolled towel, blanket (head resting on one end and your tail bone on the other) with you above the floor/bed, raise your arms over head, to the side then try and touch your elbows to the floor/bed. If you don’t feel a stretch to your shoulders, your ‘roll’ is too small.
Any stretch needs to be down SLOWLY! you don’t want to injure yourself any further.
you can also alternate ice and heat to decrease your pain.