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What Causes Severe Pain From The Right Shoulder To The Ribcage?

My husband is having severe pain going from his right shoulder going down his arm & under ribs. Pain is worse than a pulled muscle. Went to ER but unable to find anything wrong. Got lidocaine patches but don t work. Tried OTC medicine but doesn t help any. NEED HELP NOW!!
Sat, 19 May 2018
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hi
ee need to know more about the pain before we can embark on the diagnosis exactly like what type of pain ? any trauma ? pain exacerbates with neck movement ? and age of the pt .
howe'ver what can be assumed at teh moment that the pain looks to be from the neck pressing over the nerves .this is common and mostly not serious .but needs MRI to confirm this
howe'ver u need to see a doctor and be sure that's nothing else is wrong .if it is from the spine a physiotherapist can help alot along with some muscle relaxant .but all this on prescription of a doctor .
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What Causes Severe Pain From The Right Shoulder To The Ribcage?

hi ee need to know more about the pain before we can embark on the diagnosis exactly like what type of pain ? any trauma ? pain exacerbates with neck movement ? and age of the pt . howe ver what can be assumed at teh moment that the pain looks to be from the neck pressing over the nerves .this is common and mostly not serious .but needs MRI to confirm this howe ver u need to see a doctor and be sure that s nothing else is wrong .if it is from the spine a physiotherapist can help alot along with some muscle relaxant .but all this on prescription of a doctor .