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Suggest Treatment For Knots In The Upper Traps
My husband is 46 years old. We are very active and try to be healthy for the most part. About a month ago he was complaining of a knot in his upper right shoulder. I had tried to message it out and even got him into a deep tissue masseuse. He said it hurt worse after he went to the deep tissue. It has grown tolerable for him but, now we have noticed that his right side of his upper body is visually weaker than his left. I am concerned even though he jokes about it. I can feel the knot and it is not going away. It feels like a guitar string strung tight. Can you tell me what might be going on.
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
Dear,
the most concern I feel in your history is of the fact that there is getting weaker than the left, these are signs of neurological involvement, and the knot that your feel might be some tumor, But nothing can be said about the nature of swelling unless we get a biopsy done, some times the tumor might be of neural origin, thus causing pain on deep palpation.
The first is to get an MRI done, to see the type of tissue, and this will be followed by biopsy to ascertain the cause of tissue causing such problems'
I hope I made your mind clear on the issue discussed,
Thanks
the most concern I feel in your history is of the fact that there is getting weaker than the left, these are signs of neurological involvement, and the knot that your feel might be some tumor, But nothing can be said about the nature of swelling unless we get a biopsy done, some times the tumor might be of neural origin, thus causing pain on deep palpation.
The first is to get an MRI done, to see the type of tissue, and this will be followed by biopsy to ascertain the cause of tissue causing such problems'
I hope I made your mind clear on the issue discussed,
Thanks
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