Suggest Treatment For Persistent Shoulder Pain

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2017

Question: I am 69 year old male w]ho has shoulder pain in my left shoulder. I have lifted weights for many years and actives in sports I did rt for my right shoulder and it is much better. However my left shoulder started hurting last month and I have discontinued weightlifting and sport activities. 3 weeks ago I started seeing an acupuncturist and he says my shoulder was locked and I am seeing the pain subside He indicated I could start lifting today lightly but before I began I noticed my left bicep appeared balled up a bit and further down my left arm. Your thoughts please

Answered by Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
MRI scans is the best diagnostic tool in such cases .

Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..

I hope you feel better soon , actually i think it is just a kind of a muscular strain but you mentioned a lowered bulging biceps muscle .that could be a sighn of a partial tear in one of the two biceps tendons .
To exclude any kind of tear an MRI scan will exclude such tear an will help in evaluating the extent of your rotator cuff shoulder muscle tendinitis .for proper management i recommend you follow up with a shoulder orthopedic .
For now you may lightly lift and exercise but with care and icing post exercises is favorable , gentle massaging with topical gels of anti-inflammatory and tylenol tabs as a piankiller only when needed will be fine for your case .

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj