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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Right Shoulder Blade

Posted on Tue, 27 Sep 2016

Question: severe pain right shoulder blade lets up but returns started this morning as a slight pain got progressively worse till it is almost constant

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to fluid in shoulder joint

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I have studied your case I think that it can be due to fluid accumulation in shoulder joint. I have few questions to understand your problem.
1.Do you have Diabetes or thyroid or smoking?
2.Do you have tingling and numbness?
3.Is this pain more on movement or all the time?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (18 hours later)

1. No to all questions.
2. No to all
3. More on movement

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It means you have just muscle pain

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I think you have just muscle pain and it will be better soon. You need to follow these steps.
1.hot water fomentation
2.Avoid using very big pillow
3.Tablet Advil or Brufen 400 mg twice daily.
4.if pain persist then you can get steroid injection in shoulder joint.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if their is any other followup questions.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar