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Tendonitis in shoulder?
I have has some very dull achy annoying pain in my shoulder. I lay on the oppositie side but the pain is worse like that. I woke up at one point and my arm was numb completely. I get numb fingers throughout the day. I went to my drand shesaid it was tendonitis, I am not so convinced. I have had this for about a week. Any thoughts?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
yes, you should be concerned and get this checked out.
Should I be concerned if the numbness seems to be traveling into my face? There seems to be a knot on the back part of my shoulder that only hurts when my husband puts the roller of ice/hot on it.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
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Since you have shoulder pain and numbness in hands there is a chance you have compression of the spinal nerves in the cervical spine region. This can happen due to overuse of computers, work involving straining of neck, herniated disc, canal stenosis, bone disease, spondylosis, poor posture etc. A MRI of the cervical spine and nerve conduction studies may be required. Please consult a neurologist. The treatment is to remove the compression. You have to discuss the best treatment option with a neurologist, which can range from medication to physiotherapy to traction, cervical collars or even surgery. Alternatively you can visit a chiropractor or a physical therapist and learn some exercises which you can do to relieve the compression.
Use a hard bed to sleep. Avoid a pillow. Roll a towel and place it under your neck while sleeping on the back and between head and shoulder when lying on the side. Initially this will be uncomfortable but with time the acupressure sometimes does wonders. Use an analgesic cream or spray. Anti-inflammatory drugs too help but should be taken under medical supervision.
The other possibility is compression of a nerve at the shoulder joint. Arthritis of the shoulder joint or rotator cough injury could also be the cause but less likely. Tendonitis too is a possibility but will not cause numbness.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Since you have shoulder pain and numbness in hands there is a chance you have compression of the spinal nerves in the cervical spine region. This can happen due to overuse of computers, work involving straining of neck, herniated disc, canal stenosis, bone disease, spondylosis, poor posture etc. A MRI of the cervical spine and nerve conduction studies may be required. Please consult a neurologist. The treatment is to remove the compression. You have to discuss the best treatment option with a neurologist, which can range from medication to physiotherapy to traction, cervical collars or even surgery. Alternatively you can visit a chiropractor or a physical therapist and learn some exercises which you can do to relieve the compression.
Use a hard bed to sleep. Avoid a pillow. Roll a towel and place it under your neck while sleeping on the back and between head and shoulder when lying on the side. Initially this will be uncomfortable but with time the acupressure sometimes does wonders. Use an analgesic cream or spray. Anti-inflammatory drugs too help but should be taken under medical supervision.
The other possibility is compression of a nerve at the shoulder joint. Arthritis of the shoulder joint or rotator cough injury could also be the cause but less likely. Tendonitis too is a possibility but will not cause numbness.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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