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What Causes Pain In Spine Running Across The Back Of Shoulder?
I have for the last month had pain from the top pf my spine running across the back of my left shoulder, and down my left arm causing severe pins and needles that seem to only affect my thumb and two of the fingers on my lef hand. The fingers in question have a rash and small blisters, that will not go away, and i am losing a lot of feeling in my left hand. This all occurs wether I am awake or asleep and is present no matter what position my head is in, it is presant at all times. Mr James green
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is needed further.
as mentioned by you the pain symptoms, it is possible that there is a cervical spine degenerative disc disease. As the symptoms are classical on for the condition. For which a thorough neuromuscular assessment is done by a physical therapist, lost which an MRI will be needed to see the extent of the soft tissue Injury. Later, with rest, medication and physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy, TENS therapy, myofascial release technique, exercises like - Strengthening the muscles of the neck, shoulder, upper back & upper limb will be performed - by which your pain and sensory disturbance will be lowered and eliminated.
In my clinical practice post a thorough neuromuscular assessment an MRI is taken and then the treatment is planned with a combination of drug therapy and physical therapy. we are able to manage 99% success rate in patients & the ADL are possible with ease.
I will recommend you the same.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is needed further.
as mentioned by you the pain symptoms, it is possible that there is a cervical spine degenerative disc disease. As the symptoms are classical on for the condition. For which a thorough neuromuscular assessment is done by a physical therapist, lost which an MRI will be needed to see the extent of the soft tissue Injury. Later, with rest, medication and physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy, TENS therapy, myofascial release technique, exercises like - Strengthening the muscles of the neck, shoulder, upper back & upper limb will be performed - by which your pain and sensory disturbance will be lowered and eliminated.
In my clinical practice post a thorough neuromuscular assessment an MRI is taken and then the treatment is planned with a combination of drug therapy and physical therapy. we are able to manage 99% success rate in patients & the ADL are possible with ease.
I will recommend you the same.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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