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Any Suggestion For Extreme Stiffness/pain In Neck, Shoulder, Arm And Back?

I have extreme neck, left shoulder stiffness & pain (extends down left arm & left side of back. Went to sleep with no pain...woke up so stiff with sharp (level 10 pain out of 1-10). Sitting, turning head right to left, up, down, rotating left arm creates sharper pain. Laying down, sitting up, standing up there is pain. I have ponstan 250mg, difene 75mg, & nurofen express 400mg. Any suggestions what I should take?
Wed, 29 Apr 2020
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hi,

In my opinion for now you may use some hot foments ,massages with topical gels, painkiller like nurofen, muscle relaxant tabs are helpful and physiotherapy is effective for your case which may be due to cold or wrong sleep posture or such if pain persists.

For my patients I suggest MRI on cervical vertebra to exclude spinal neurovascular bundle herniation which any sever cases may require neurologist interventions. Please consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful.

Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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Any Suggestion For Extreme Stiffness/pain In Neck, Shoulder, Arm And Back?

Hi, In my opinion for now you may use some hot foments ,massages with topical gels, painkiller like nurofen, muscle relaxant tabs are helpful and physiotherapy is effective for your case which may be due to cold or wrong sleep posture or such if pain persists. For my patients I suggest MRI on cervical vertebra to exclude spinal neurovascular bundle herniation which any sever cases may require neurologist interventions. Please consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask. Regards, Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan