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What Causes Severe Pain In Shoulder Blade Post An Injury?

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Posted on Sat, 16 Apr 2016
Question: Hi,

I fell onto my hand/arm 20 months ago and it is still extremely painful to use the main pain is coming from my shoulder blade

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Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Rotator cuff injury, clavicle bone injury

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

Do you have pain on abducting the arm?

Do you have pain in lifting your arm overhead or lifting weights?

It is quite possible that you may have injured your muscles in that region called the Rotator cuff. Also clavicle bone intro needs to be ruled out.

I advise you to get an Xray of the painful region and upload it for my reference. Apply ice or hot packs, whichever offers relief from the pain. Keep the limb elevated over your chest. Avoid lifting weights or overhead activity till the problem is sorted out.

You can take Anti inflammatory like Tablet Ibuprofen 400mg twice a day for 5 days after meals and Tablet Ranitidine 150mg twice a day for 5 days before meals.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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What Causes Severe Pain In Shoulder Blade Post An Injury?

Brief Answer: Rotator cuff injury, clavicle bone injury Detailed Answer: Hi there. Thanks for the query. Do you have pain on abducting the arm? Do you have pain in lifting your arm overhead or lifting weights? It is quite possible that you may have injured your muscles in that region called the Rotator cuff. Also clavicle bone intro needs to be ruled out. I advise you to get an Xray of the painful region and upload it for my reference. Apply ice or hot packs, whichever offers relief from the pain. Keep the limb elevated over your chest. Avoid lifting weights or overhead activity till the problem is sorted out. You can take Anti inflammatory like Tablet Ibuprofen 400mg twice a day for 5 days after meals and Tablet Ranitidine 150mg twice a day for 5 days before meals. I hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries. Regards, Dr. Aashish Raghu