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Brachial Neuritis?Parsonage Turner Syndrome
by JorgeLG, Oct 27, 2007 11:08AM
About a 5 weeks ago I woke up with a pain in my upper back around my right trap. It initially was a cramp like pain. A few days later the pain went from cramp like to a pulled muscle pain. Having pulled a back muscle before I didn't go to my doctor and decided to just ride it out. After a few weeks, the pain persisted so I went to an outpatient clinic.. The attending doctor told me I had a myofascial strain. He prescribed an anti-inflamatories and a muscle relaxer.
I work out several times a week, but hadn't worked out since I woke up with the pain. Since the pain in my back was subsiding, I decided to go back to the gym last week. Upon lifting weights, I noticed I had lost a considerable amount of strenght. I thought nothing of it because it had been a couple of weeks since I had last worked out. I continued working out and lowered the weight to something I could handle. It's been two week since I went back to the gym and now I noticed that my right tricep and right pectoral muscle have experienced atrophy. Also I can't seem to relly flex those muscles. They seem extemely soft compared to my other muscles. If I sqeeze my right tricep or right pectoral muscle it hurts really bad. It is as if I am sqeezeing 100 times harder than I really am. For the most part the pain in my upper back is gone, but with certain movements I experience a little discomfort. I also feel some discomfort if I try to look all the way up or straight down.
I visted my family doctor and she thinks that I injured my back and that the muscle is so inflamed that it is pressing up againt nerves. I am more inclined to believe that my condition is due to Parsonage Turner Syndrome. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
I work out several times a week, but hadn't worked out since I woke up with the pain. Since the pain in my back was subsiding, I decided to go back to the gym last week. Upon lifting weights, I noticed I had lost a considerable amount of strenght. I thought nothing of it because it had been a couple of weeks since I had last worked out. I continued working out and lowered the weight to something I could handle. It's been two week since I went back to the gym and now I noticed that my right tricep and right pectoral muscle have experienced atrophy. Also I can't seem to relly flex those muscles. They seem extemely soft compared to my other muscles. If I sqeeze my right tricep or right pectoral muscle it hurts really bad. It is as if I am sqeezeing 100 times harder than I really am. For the most part the pain in my upper back is gone, but with certain movements I experience a little discomfort. I also feel some discomfort if I try to look all the way up or straight down.
I visted my family doctor and she thinks that I injured my back and that the muscle is so inflamed that it is pressing up againt nerves. I am more inclined to believe that my condition is due to Parsonage Turner Syndrome. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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