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Is Severe Pain In The Arms, Shoulders And Cartlidge Indicative Of Shoulder Girdle Pain?
Question: I have severe pain in my arms, shoulders, cartlidge between my ribs mainly on my right side and right back beginning to move to my left side has been diagnosed as costochondritis but from what I read it should have been gone by now. Any thoughts. YYYY@YYYY thank you. Only x-rays have been done
Brief Answer:
Blood work to be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
How long it is been there? How long you have been on percocet, Fentanyl and Baclofen? You seem to have tried all the medicines.
Did you get blood work like Blood counts, ESR and CRP, serum Calcium, S. protein and serum Vitamin D3 levels? I suggest to these done.
Meet a Rheumatologist in your area.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Suma Parinam, General & Family Physician
Blood work to be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
How long it is been there? How long you have been on percocet, Fentanyl and Baclofen? You seem to have tried all the medicines.
Did you get blood work like Blood counts, ESR and CRP, serum Calcium, S. protein and serum Vitamin D3 levels? I suggest to these done.
Meet a Rheumatologist in your area.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Suma Parinam, General & Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
In response to your questions I have had this condition for approx 6 weeks. The blood wool has been done all normal. I have been on the pain meds 3 months. I will look into a rheumatologist. In the in mean time do have any other suggests or possibilities of what is going on with me?
See above
See above
Brief Answer:
Muscle trigger points
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It could be shoulder girdle pain. Need to check if there are muscle trigger points to ascertain the cause of the pain.
All the areas you were complaining were innervated by a lot of nerves that crisscross.
So necessarily need a proper evaluation. Such chronic and non-traumatic shoulder pain have different treatment regimens consist primarily of including anti-inflammatory medications (Ibuprofen, Naproxen), or muscle strengthening exercises. Fibromyalgia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Hypothyroidism all have similar complaints.
These are slightly tricky to diagnose hence need a specialist examination.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Suma Parinam, General & Family Physician
Muscle trigger points
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It could be shoulder girdle pain. Need to check if there are muscle trigger points to ascertain the cause of the pain.
All the areas you were complaining were innervated by a lot of nerves that crisscross.
So necessarily need a proper evaluation. Such chronic and non-traumatic shoulder pain have different treatment regimens consist primarily of including anti-inflammatory medications (Ibuprofen, Naproxen), or muscle strengthening exercises. Fibromyalgia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Hypothyroidism all have similar complaints.
These are slightly tricky to diagnose hence need a specialist examination.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Suma Parinam, General & Family Physician
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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