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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder Pain
Question: Father woke with great tenderness on the bump (highest point on the left shoulder - clavicle?). No awareness of activity strain or bumping it privious day. No sign of trama / briusing etc. on skin. The soreness has increased for three days - now difficult to raise left arm above waist level without pain -sneezing or coughing also causes pain to left shoulder
Brief Answer:
Let him get an x-ray!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am so sorry to hear about this shoulder pain that your father has. The absence of trauma makes the cause difficult to establish without examination and evaluation. I will suggest that he sees his doctor for evaluation and an x-ray. This is more so because the use of Tylenol and Ibuprofen have failed to control his pain. He will also benefit from physical therapy to avoid having reduced range of movement at this joint.
In the interim, appropriate pain control is okay. I will go with 650mg of Tylenol every 8hours, and 400mg of Ibuprofen every 8hours(after food) while pending evaluation. After seeing his doctor, he might benefit from more potent pain medications if the pain persists.
I hope this helps and guides. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be.
NB: Although the exact cause of the pain is not known, it is most likely for bone or muscle origins. I must state categorically that is not in any way suggestive of any cardiac related.
Regards
Let him get an x-ray!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am so sorry to hear about this shoulder pain that your father has. The absence of trauma makes the cause difficult to establish without examination and evaluation. I will suggest that he sees his doctor for evaluation and an x-ray. This is more so because the use of Tylenol and Ibuprofen have failed to control his pain. He will also benefit from physical therapy to avoid having reduced range of movement at this joint.
In the interim, appropriate pain control is okay. I will go with 650mg of Tylenol every 8hours, and 400mg of Ibuprofen every 8hours(after food) while pending evaluation. After seeing his doctor, he might benefit from more potent pain medications if the pain persists.
I hope this helps and guides. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me if need be.
NB: Although the exact cause of the pain is not known, it is most likely for bone or muscle origins. I must state categorically that is not in any way suggestive of any cardiac related.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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