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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder And Upper Arm Pain
I have been lifting 3 to 5 pound weights with my workout My shoulder and upper arm hurt. I have put mineral ice on it and it helps overnight but hurts a little the next day. This has been going on for 4 weeks. I want to workout but my arm bothers me when I lift weights. I didn t workout for a week and it still hurts. What do I do?marynethery
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
You could be having Rotator cuff tendinitis. Apply heat or ice. Avoid overhead activities. Get an MRI Shoulder to look for tendinitis or tear. Take pain killers for 5 days. Do physiotherapy for shoulder muscles strengthening.
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