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Sudden pain in shoulder during sleeping
From last month I am experiencing pain in my left shoulder...mainly during sleeping at night ...and it is not constant and no swollen ..it happens at sudden ...and I am also not able to rotate my shoulder freely at backward side ...it gives pain when I take it back ...I am also a patient of diabetes..I don't know why this is happening...is it due to diabetes..or something else .
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Laptop and mobile use plus domestic work with the non dominant hand. This has caused tightness of the muscles in the front of your shoulder. So whenever you try to take it behind or rotate outwards these tight structures get stretched and give pain.
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neutral posture of working, appropriate stretching exercises
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we can do a teleconsultation if you want
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You symptoms suggest of Frozen Shoulder it is common in diabetic patients.
Next Steps
you need to visit orthopaedic to rule out other shoulder problems like rotator cuff tear.
to start anti inflammatory pain killers.
also he will advice you shoulder exercises
Health Tips
try to keep your sugar levels in control
regular physiotherapy / shoulder exercise
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