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Suggest Treatment For Shoulder Blade Pain Inspite Of Normal CT And MRI Scans
Shoulder blade pain,mostly right side but also the left here and there. best described as a golf ball under neath. restricted movement when trying to raise my right arm in front of me. It is always itchy. This has been going on for almost 3 yrs now. had xrays, CT, MRI, and ruled out ultrasound for gallbladder problems, even thou there were some stones was told it wasnt causing the problem. physio said they cant do anything this coming from two different physio clinics. massages dont do anything. on celebrex now and it doesnt do anything for the pain as did nothing else before. was suppose to get a cortizone shot by a surgeon but he did not feel comfortable about doing it as he said he could hit my lung as it is difficult to to get behind the shoulder blade.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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Hi,
In my opinion you may try the cortisone injections which I will think will progress your mobility and decrease inflammation around the joint, muscle origins and nerve but usually in cases like you recurrence is common.
So I would recommend a neurosurgeon for minor endoscopic intervention or even a spinal surgery could be effective. Discectomy (the partial removal of a disc that is causing leg pain) can provide pain relief sooner than nonsurgical treatments. Please click on Thank You and 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
In my opinion you may try the cortisone injections which I will think will progress your mobility and decrease inflammation around the joint, muscle origins and nerve but usually in cases like you recurrence is common.
So I would recommend a neurosurgeon for minor endoscopic intervention or even a spinal surgery could be effective. Discectomy (the partial removal of a disc that is causing leg pain) can provide pain relief sooner than nonsurgical treatments. Please click on Thank You and 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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