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Suggest Treatment For Left-sided Shoulder Pain And Tender Spot On Upper Biceps

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Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2015
Question: For the past five days I have been in increasingly bad front shoulder pain on my left side. At first it was just a tender spot on my upper biceps that hurt when raised arm over head. Now the pain dull ache is intense in the soft muscles between my armpit and left breast. My whole left arm and side of my beck hurt a lot. Pain radiates down my arm and my left wrist and fingers feel on fire. I suspect this may stem from bad posture or sleeping badly or using my left arm is better. I would appreciate anything for advice.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Most probably a muscle pull

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that most common cause of this pain is muscle pull. You may be right that this can be due to sleeping in wrong posture. I would suggest you to take tablet Etoricoxib one daily and volitran ointment.
If this pain improves then it is ok. If it stays like this then it can be due to cervical spondylitis or nerve compression. It can be confirmed by x ray of the neck.
I would also suggest you few things.
1.Avoid using high pillow.
3.Tablet Pregabalin M one daily at night.
2.Do not keep your neck in same position for long time.
I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other follow up questions.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Left-sided Shoulder Pain And Tender Spot On Upper Biceps

Brief Answer: Most probably a muscle pull Detailed Answer: Hello, I have studied your case and I think that most common cause of this pain is muscle pull. You may be right that this can be due to sleeping in wrong posture. I would suggest you to take tablet Etoricoxib one daily and volitran ointment. If this pain improves then it is ok. If it stays like this then it can be due to cervical spondylitis or nerve compression. It can be confirmed by x ray of the neck. I would also suggest you few things. 1.Avoid using high pillow. 3.Tablet Pregabalin M one daily at night. 2.Do not keep your neck in same position for long time. I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other follow up questions.