Chronic Shoulder Impingement- 52 Questions Answered

My right shoulder feels uncomfortable when lifting right arm sideways or above. Left shoulder is perfectly fine. Moreover, the pain shifts from top of shoulder to side of right arm sometimes. The pain also goes away for months and then reoccurs. Can it be impingement? And how to correct it

Asked for Male, 23 Years 139 Views v

Dr. Chandana Rajaram General Physician | Visakhapatnam

U need an MRI. avoid lifting heavy weights. You can use a cervical collar. Consult a neurosurgeon for detailed examination ... Read More

Right shoulder impingement. I have visited a doctor and he advised me some medicines but it didn't work and I still get some pain while do some odd exercise. The pain is not very occasional but sometimes it gets very painful

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Dr. Rajinder K Sharma Orthopedist | Chandigarh

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My right shoulder feels uncomfortable when lifting arm above or to the side. The pain, though minor, moves sometimes from front to the side. I was involved in weight training sometime back. Moreover, the pain reoccurs after going away for months. My left shoulder is normal and I had a slightly slouching posture before, which is much improved now.

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Asked for Male, 23 Years 113 Views v

Dr. Rahul Rathod General Physician | Hubli

Consult an orthopaedic doctor, bez icing may give temporary relief if it is recurrent pain then,may be u need to get hyaluronic injection for free moment ,only when u get mri of lt shoulder ... Read More

I am suffering from Shoulder impingement syndrome. I am doing physio therapy exercises since last 5 months for rotator cuff movement. Pain is 90% relieved. Can i start weight training in gym.

Asked for Male, 31 Years 148 Views v

Dr. Jaideep Gaver General Physician | Coimbatore

Hello sir, Needs proper history and clinical discussion, please consult on my personal app, its completely free. *You can have chat or video call discussion* http://arth.link/drortho Or https://play ... Read More

I've had shoulder impingement since two months now. I discovered during my back workout and from then I haven't recovered yet. I had myself diagnosed by a physiotherapist, she also suggested some exercises but that hasn't worked out for me. Every time I lift my hand there is a twitch. Also I can't get back to my regular workout. Please suggest me a

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Asked for Male, 23 Years 118 Views v

Dr. Varun Aggarwal Orthopedist | Panchkula

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Now that you 've already done ... Read More

Pain on the Left side of the shoulder due to muscle impingement, age 55 female. Went through exercise for last 10 days at home but pain hasn't subsided.looking for diagnosis open for both allopathic and ayurvedic.

Asked for Female, 55 Years 66 Views v

Dr. K Shanmuganandan General Physician | Chennai

Pl get mri of shoulder and send reports If only periarthritis joint injection If tear try arthroscopy ... Read More

Had a shoulder surgery in Feb'15. Had 4 screws fit in my shoulder. Did Physiotherapy for approx 1 month. Then stopped due to money problem. Now I feel my shoulder is getting bad, and I got to know that it is shoulder impingement syndrome through the free doctor consultancy at office. I need help. I'm low on mon

Asked for Male, 28 Years 77 Views v

Ms. P. Saradha (PT) Physiotherapist | Bangalore

Check with a physio..contact karlos physio from practo... Tell your problems to the physio.. ... Read More

Is there any cheaper way to get assured cure for shoulder impingement syndrome? Ive been struggling with the movements during working out since 2 years and i haven't taken this issue seriously till now. Any help on this will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Asked for Male, 24 Years 107 Views v

Dr. Mahesh Channabasappa Gonchikar Orthopedist | Bangalore

Can try physiotherapy. If not will need surgery ... Read More

I am suffering from pain since 4 years . I have clicking sound from shoulder upon movement. It is painful always. It pains while ridding , writting etc. Swelling can be observed at sternoclavicular joint . As well one shoulder appears dropped.

Asked for Male, 24 Years 125 Views v

Dr. Sharath Kumar Orthopedist | Bangalore

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Need to examine you properly to know diagnosis. Please get evaluated from good orthopaedic surgeon ... Read More

Kindly check this MRI and advise how long it will take to recover. I am suffering from this pain for a long time now. Also, its been a year since is stopped working out. This pain troubling me right from my sleep to any activities that involves shoulder. KINDLY ADVISE.

Asked for Male, 34 Years 97 Views v

Dr. N. C. Gupta Orthopedist | Delhi

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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail. -Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if th ... Read More

So Ive been having pain and assymetry in my left shoulder blade for more than a year now. I also have TMJ, which i had gotten x-ray for, i was then told to get a CT scan for my jaw and refer a TMJ specialist but my dad didnt let me follow through. Now the pain is so bad it effects my whole day and everything i do. I went to doctors who just said ph

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Asked for Male, 22 Years 59 Views v

Dr. Rachna Pande Internal Medicine | Bhopal

Stop gym for now. Do natural physical exercises like brisk walking, light jogging, swimming etc. Take tab tramadol p one every 8hours for the pain. Consult a surgeon physically. ... Read More

So, I was on this medicine dulane m ( duloxetine + vitamin b12), it helped with my chronic back pain, knee pain , around 55 percent of pain was gone but I still have pain, and taking those tablets isn't helping, I have chronic shoulder pain, and slightly in my upper back and spine. What should I do?

Asked for Female, 30 Years 92 Views v

Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia Orthopedic surgeon | Ahmedabad

Get shoulder mri if chronic pain is there ... Read More

Is this cam type impingement? X ray asked to rule this out. x ray report says suspicious bilateral reduced femoral head neck offset. Complaint: pain in the groin area and the inner thigh joint. ( More in the right side ) When I sit down it's getting difficult to get up.

Asked for Male, 25 Years 39 Views v

Dr. Pavan Kommineni Orthopedist | Guntur

Need a different X ray..Frog leg view or a Lateral view to see bump on the front side femur neck.You may be having some other issue. Need full information and clinical exam to rule out Impingement.. ... Read More

Suffering from a decade of muscle tightness and weird sensations on skin above shoulders, head, face, cheeks, jaw. It's extremely intense, have been to multiple neurologist, neurophy and phys doctors Took hundreds of medicine no gain so far, it doesn't increases or decreases with any medicine or may other factor, very irritating, sometime I feel co

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Asked for Male, 26 Years 55 Views v

Dr. Shikha Goyal Dentist | Mumbai

The symptoms you mentioned are of TMJ disorder. You are suffering from TMJ disorder. ... Read More

I have been diagnosed with fat pad impingement syndrome in right knee. I would like to know the treatment for this and duration for recovery as it's been 3 months I am having medicine for this also 18 days of physiotherapy is done.

Asked for Male, 26 Years 112 Views v

Dr. N. C. Gupta Orthopedist | Delhi

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Suffering from chronic upper back pain near shoulder blade and in lower ribs done with Chest and abdomen CT scan all reports clear done with MRI of back all clear no abnormalities then why this pain is happening???

Asked for Male, 22 Years 94 Views v

Ms. Anuradha Sharma (PT) Physiotherapist | Noida

Manual therapists will help you and laser physiotherapy treatment ... Read More

I have shoulder joint pain and some times I feel burning sensation. It has been one month i am suffering with this pain. I have done shoulder mri . Below are the results. Can you suggest what needs to be done. IMPRESSION: PDFS hyperintensity in the supraspinatous tendon with no significant alteration in the tendon morphology – grade 1 injury

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Asked for Male, 29 Years 83 Views v

Dr. N. C. Gupta Orthopedist | Delhi

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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate the patient in detail. Control Hypertension, Diabetes or any other metabolic ... Read More

What is shoulder impingement and how to treat it. is any surgical procedure required. What is the recovery time?

Asked for Male, 25 Years 314 Views v

Dr. Sivaraman B Orthopedic surgeon | Chennai

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Physio, scapular and cuff exercises will help. If not settling with this - steroid injection will help in subacromial space ... Read More

My father is suffering from shoulder pain since 3 months, pain is chronic hence is always aches and increases at night, he has tried several medicines, suggestions, ayurvedic solutions exercises and all but failed to recover from this pain and it's getting hard to figure out to locate the damage or problem whether it's a nerves issue or bone or mus

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Asked for Male, 59 Years 72 Views v

Dr. N. C. Gupta Orthopedist | Delhi

What do i do for shoulder impingement from playing badminton, the pain is for 3 months. Not severe pain.

Asked for Male, 30 Years 88 Views v

Dr. Nishit Palo Orthopedist | Noida

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Get a MRI done to know exact site and cause of impingement. You may need intrarticular/ intralesional injections for relief followed by arthroscopic intervention if pain fails to suffice. ... Read More

Sir/ Mam I hv chronic shoulder and neck pain in my left side, and the pain is soo tense to tolerate kindly help me out from this pain.

Asked for Female, 28 Years 41 Views v

Dr. Mohit Garg Joint Replacement Surgeon | Bathinda

For how long u have this pain Do you feel any numbness in your arm of hand? Any investigations or x-ray done? ... Read More

I hurt my shoulder and it has been hurting for a week it doesn’t look like my other shoulder. My mom said I probably just stretched it. Would it continue to hurt if I don’t do anything?

Asked for Female, 12 Years 33 Views v

Dr. Vishwas Virmani (PT) Physiotherapist | Noida

â¢ Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment shoulder is applied warm water followed by the immediate application of the shoulder with ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating ... Read More

How to check that the shoulder is not a normal pain, it is a injury like rotator cuff tear or tendonitis, or shoulder impingement, how to examine at home.

Asked for Male, 20 Years 52 Views v

Dr. Sushma Shah General Physician | Vadodara

HELLO, IN HOME NOT POSSIBLE. CONSULT AN ORTHOPEDICIAN. OK ... Read More

I have severe pain in my neck and shoulders that is killing me for 3 months , severe muscle tension/spasm, I've almost tried everything, painkillers, NSAIDs, gels, physical therapy, ultrasound treatment and its only getting worse, it started when my doctor raised my cipralex dose to 40mg, i've stopped the cipralex more than a month ago & OCD/anxiet

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Asked for Male, 22 Years 81 Views v

Dr. Himani Negi Homoeopath | Chennai

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Hi dear a homoeopathic constitutional treatment will give you a permanent cure naturally You can easily take an online consultation for further treatment guidance and permanent cure without any side ... Read More

Bulging curvical disc impinging nerves leads to loss of sensation in thumb and pain in forearm

Asked for Male, 30 Years 96 Views v

Ms. Anuradha Sharma (PT) Physiotherapist | Noida

Physiotherapy treatment must ... Read More

My shoulder hurts very bad, I can't lift it without there being a lot of pain. But when I go to sleep I constantly am waking up in terrible pain it gets less intense when I'm up. Tylonal and Advil nothing help. I try to stretch and move it everyday this has been going on a week.

Asked for Female, 18 Years 37 Views v

Dr. Vishwas Virmani (PT) Physiotherapist | Noida

1. Thera-Band Shoulder Scapular Retraction- Grasp the band between your hands with slight tension. Keep our elbows bent 90Â° and pinch your shoulder blades together. Hold & slowly return. ... Read More

I have disc herniation at c3-4 c4-5 c6-7 And nerve impingement due to osteophyte at c5-6 I don't have any pain but There is loss of strength in right arm and numbness after performing physical activity with right arm I am not able to lift heavy weights with my right arm but there is no pain as such I want to know WHAT EXACTLY IS THE TREATMENT FOR

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Asked for Male, 23 Years 832 Views v

Dr. Himani Negi Homoeopath | Chennai

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Hi dear surgery is a mechanical process and can't cure as is seen by the recurrences A homoeopathic constitutional treatment will give you a permanent cure according to my experience You can easily ... Read More

For the past 2 years, I've been an avid lifter. However, my shoulder has been in some pain since I started. My left shoulder hurts, and pops whenever I turn from a palms down to a palms up position with my arm out in front of me. It hurts so bad it wakes me up at night, I don't think it is impingement. It hurts when I poke/rub the top of my deltoid

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Dr. Arun Dwivedi General Physician | Pune

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Consult with a X'RAY cervical spine AP Lat views meanwhile take Tab Voveran 75 SR one tab twice daily after meals for ten days. ... Read More

Chronic headache - from10 month and before 10 month it was occurring sometimes shoulder's pain-from7-8 month Joint pain- from March Pulse rate vary-from March Treatment:- 1- Nov2016 to April2017-take medicine from AIIMS bhopal for Migraine (x) not get benifit 2- from May2017 on words-Apollo delhi(Dr P N Ranjan sir)and continue.... Headache reduce t

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Asked for Male, 22 Years 71 Views v

Dr. Sushma Shah General Physician | Vadodara

HELLO, SEEN PRESCRIPTION. I TRY TO GO THROUGH IT, FIRST ONE I CAN, IN SECOND TESTS ARE WRITTEN THAT MUCH. IT'S O.K, I WANT TO PRESCRIBE TABLET PROPRANOLOL 40MG ONE AT NIGHT FOR LONG-TERM BASIS. TA ... Read More

I have been getting injuries to front of my shoulders (either left or right or both at times) usually it use to happen when training in gym. However this time it has started paining without any workout been done. My guess is it is cause of AC. What should i do to fix it and more importantly how to avoid it in future. Thanks Gaurav

Asked for Male, 28 Years 53 Views v

Dr. Swathi S Aithal Family and Community Medicine Specialist | Bangalore

Hello I am so we will have to examine you for the injuries which you mention... Its possible can you work out in the gym trainer muscles as well as injure your ligaments.. Pleasse meet an orthopaedici ... Read More

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My right shoulder feels uncomfortable when lifting right arm sideways or above. Left shoulder is perfectly fine. Moreover, the pain shifts from top of shoulder to side of right arm sometimes. The pain also goes away for months and then reoccurs. Can it be impingement? And how to correct it

Right shoulder impingement. I have visited a doctor and he advised me some medicines but it didn't work and I still get some pain while do some odd exercise. The pain is not very occasional but sometimes it gets very painful

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I am suffering from Shoulder impingement syndrome. I am doing physio therapy exercises since last 5 months for rotator cuff movement. Pain is 90% relieved. Can i start weight training in gym.

Pain on the Left side of the shoulder due to muscle impingement, age 55 female. Went through exercise for last 10 days at home but pain hasn't subsided.looking for diagnosis open for both allopathic and ayurvedic.

Is there any cheaper way to get assured cure for shoulder impingement syndrome? Ive been struggling with the movements during working out since 2 years and i haven't taken this issue seriously till now. Any help on this will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

I am suffering from pain since 4 years . I have clicking sound from shoulder upon movement. It is painful always. It pains while ridding , writting etc. Swelling can be observed at sternoclavicular joint . As well one shoulder appears dropped.

Kindly check this MRI and advise how long it will take to recover. I am suffering from this pain for a long time now. Also, its been a year since is stopped working out. This pain troubling me right from my sleep to any activities that involves shoulder. KINDLY ADVISE.

So, I was on this medicine dulane m ( duloxetine + vitamin b12), it helped with my chronic back pain, knee pain , around 55 percent of pain was gone but I still have pain, and taking those tablets isn't helping, I have chronic shoulder pain, and slightly in my upper back and spine. What should I do?

Is this cam type impingement? X ray asked to rule this out. x ray report says suspicious bilateral reduced femoral head neck offset. Complaint: pain in the groin area and the inner thigh joint. ( More in the right side ) When I sit down it's getting difficult to get up.

I have been diagnosed with fat pad impingement syndrome in right knee. I would like to know the treatment for this and duration for recovery as it's been 3 months I am having medicine for this also 18 days of physiotherapy is done.

Suffering from chronic upper back pain near shoulder blade and in lower ribs done with Chest and abdomen CT scan all reports clear done with MRI of back all clear no abnormalities then why this pain is happening???

What is shoulder impingement and how to treat it. is any surgical procedure required. What is the recovery time?

What do i do for shoulder impingement from playing badminton, the pain is for 3 months. Not severe pain.

Sir/ Mam I hv chronic shoulder and neck pain in my left side, and the pain is soo tense to tolerate kindly help me out from this pain.

I hurt my shoulder and it has been hurting for a week it doesn’t look like my other shoulder. My mom said I probably just stretched it. Would it continue to hurt if I don’t do anything?

How to check that the shoulder is not a normal pain, it is a injury like rotator cuff tear or tendonitis, or shoulder impingement, how to examine at home.

Bulging curvical disc impinging nerves leads to loss of sensation in thumb and pain in forearm

My shoulder hurts very bad, I can't lift it without there being a lot of pain. But when I go to sleep I constantly am waking up in terrible pain it gets less intense when I'm up. Tylonal and Advil nothing help. I try to stretch and move it everyday this has been going on a week.

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