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Suggest Treatment For Sore Shoulder

I woke up last night barely able to move. I am very sore near the shoulder/back. It hurts to breathe in. I haven t done much physical except house cleaning yesterday afternoon. I took Nurofen with codiene which has helped a little. Should I go to doctor or will it fix itself?
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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Welcome to Health Care Magic. Thank you for posting your query.
I can understand your concern.

This shoulder pain can be usually due to 2 reasons :
1. Painful arc syndrome
2. Cervical spondylosis (if the pain is radiating from the neck down the hand)

I would suggest you to take a combination of Paracetamol 500 mg and Aceclofenac 100 mg - twice daily X 7 days

Tablet ranitidine 300 mg - twice daily X 7 days.

Apply dry warm compress over the shoulder twice daily.


Do not worry.

Try to avoid working for a long time , follow a low chair - high desk principle ( a lower sitting place and higher working table so that you do not have to bend a lot) .

I would also suggest you to visit a orthopedician . He/she can examine and correlate clinically .

Hope this helps.

Post any other question. We will be happy to help.
Have a nice day. Regards.

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Suggest Treatment For Sore Shoulder

Welcome to Health Care Magic. Thank you for posting your query. I can understand your concern. This shoulder pain can be usually due to 2 reasons : 1. Painful arc syndrome 2. Cervical spondylosis (if the pain is radiating from the neck down the hand) I would suggest you to take a combination of Paracetamol 500 mg and Aceclofenac 100 mg - twice daily X 7 days Tablet ranitidine 300 mg - twice daily X 7 days. Apply dry warm compress over the shoulder twice daily. Do not worry. Try to avoid working for a long time , follow a low chair - high desk principle ( a lower sitting place and higher working table so that you do not have to bend a lot) . I would also suggest you to visit a orthopedician . He/she can examine and correlate clinically . Hope this helps. Post any other question. We will be happy to help. Have a nice day. Regards.