why do I have shoulder pain ,left front and top of my arm?Anyone else had this?Do you keep still or move ?
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at
7:54 pm
I have severe pain in my shoulder which was not caused by an injury. its very bad at night .its only bearable with ibuprofen every 4 hours.I want to know what treatment works.I want to avoid going to a doctor I am in the middle east on holiday for 5 weeks.Thank you..
i had it about 2 weeks ago ,i think from carrying heavy loads on left side .(it got better after a week and has started again since i picked up some very heavy shopping day before yesterday.)Its worse than it was before. I cannot raise my arm and the is very bad ..
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it sounds like you have pulled a muscle, you must move it or the muscles will get stiff
Only a doctor can tell you that……….see one asap.
Have you been bitten by anything recently, spider, bug, anything? Touched any strange plants with stingers?
If you can get your hands on Aleve, use some of that. It works 12 hours. It isn’t a pain reliever, but it helps with inflammation that can cause pain. Also, Tylenol makes a 8 hour product too if you can find it. If not, try ice packs and don’t sleep on that side.
if the pain persists it may be serious—if you have tingling in your fingers like a numbness at all go in now could be on set of stroke or heartattache—I thought I was just sleeping wrong and had a stroke a few days later–meanwhile take a bare asprin every day untill you get to the doctor
I have dealt with that for a while. I was in a bike accident, and thought I broke my acromium (I might have misspelled that, but it is the pointy part at the front of the shoulder.) Turns out, I was diagnosed with bursitis. The Dr. had me rest it for a week and then do strengthening exercises. No real weight is needed, it’s just a matter of working it lightly. It could be something else, but it sounds the same as mine. But be ware. I hurt mine more than a year and a half ago, and it still bothers me. It took six months for it to feel significantly better. You may want to try a firmer mattress. That helped me sleep. It was less comfortable, but my shoulder didn’t hurt. Sorry, but you really should see a Dr. or physical therapist.
Upper chest pain can be serious. Here is a great page to check it out:
http://www.byu.edu/shc/library/common/chst_pn.html
If it is serious, don’t wait to see a doctor.
;-D Take it easy, and stop smoking in any case!
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That might sound a bit outlandish to you but try traditional Chinese medicine.
There are a few of things that a qualified practitioner could do for you, from use of bamboo cups or glass cups and massage to treat your muscles, to using needles (acupuncture).
I have had many injuries over time, whether from sports injuries to, like you, carrying heavy loads. Traditional Chinese Medicine has never failed to make me feel better, but of course you need to find a good practitioner.
I have never had acupuncture myself, the bamboo treatment has been enough. basically how it works is that the practitioner will create some vacuum in a bamboo cup and apply the cup at specific points. In eastern thought, this frees the energy flow. You will have some bruising, but there is no pain. The relief is almost instant, although you are not totally healed, your body would be well on it’ way to healing.
If you don’t know any traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner near your area, your second option would be a physiotherapist.
Hi, a good place to look is ShoulderDoc Forum, (google it). I have had many problems with my shoulder, yours sounds like a torn rotator cuff, and yes it is very painful. I kept my shoulder mobile (although painful) untill I could gradually start to excercise to increase the strength in the localized muscles. This helps keep the joint in place. Please look at the above forum tho cos everyone seems to handle this problem differently. Also, taking glucosamine sulphate, is very benificial for all your joints.
I had an inflammed muscle in my shoulder for a few weeks and like you Ibuprofen would ease the pain. I went to the doctor and he told me not to immobilise it as this would make it worse and cause it to seize up. As mine hurt most when lifting my arm above shoulder height. He advised me to continue with the Ibuprofen, to avoid lifting my arm above my shoulder for a few weeks and to do some exercises. The exercises he gave me (and I hope this makes sense) was to lean forward with my arm dangling losely and swing it in small circles for about 5 minutes. After about a month my shoulder was back to normal and I’ve not even had a twinge for weeks.
Hope this helps and enjoy your holiday.