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For The Past 4-5 Days I've Been Having Left Shoulder
Question: For the past 4-5 days I've been having left shoulder pain. It hurts to lift my arm, or stretch it out. When lowering my arm I can also hear a clicking or grinding. I am 27 years old, moderately active, I work in construction and have never really had problems like this before.
Brief Answer:
Probably Ligamentous injury inside the joint.
Detailed Answer:
Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel Orthopedic Surgeon.
The way you have described the problem, there is a possibility of ligamentous damage inside your shoulder joint. I suggest as a first step you get a X ray of the shoulder joint.
In the meantime , start pain killers , muscle relaxants and local heat + physiotherapy.
If the X rays are normal and you do not have any improvement in about 10 days , then MRI of shoulder joint may be required.
Thanks and please feel free to ask any other question.
Probably Ligamentous injury inside the joint.
Detailed Answer:
Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel Orthopedic Surgeon.
The way you have described the problem, there is a possibility of ligamentous damage inside your shoulder joint. I suggest as a first step you get a X ray of the shoulder joint.
In the meantime , start pain killers , muscle relaxants and local heat + physiotherapy.
If the X rays are normal and you do not have any improvement in about 10 days , then MRI of shoulder joint may be required.
Thanks and please feel free to ask any other question.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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