There are many causes of deltoid muscle, so you need to consult a physio for proper assessment and diagnosis.
Next Steps
Apply ice after every 2 hrs to the painful area for 15 mints than gradually you can reduce the frequency as the pain subsides. Apply local ointment to the deltoid area.
Health Tips
Avoid exercises by yourself as it can aggrevate the pain. Avoid liofting heavy weights.
First of all reducing pain of deltoid is MUST. With icepacks diclofenac gel.than as muscle is injured it becomes weak perform deltoid muscle exercises.
Next Steps
consult with physiotherapist online for deltoid exercises.
Before going to the treatment need to know the root cause for your pain. How did the pain originate? Is that a sharp pain or radiating? Is that intermittent or continuous pain? Are you able to lift your hand and do over head activities? Have you tried any treatment before? Do you have diabetes?
Next Steps
You should give hot water fomentation for 15-20 minutes twice a day.
You can use Volini gel or spray provided you are not allergic.
You should do deltoid stretching and strengthening exercises.
Health Tips
If the pain persists or aggrevates you need to consult a Physiotherapist or Orthopaedist in person or through video call.
Identify and address the risk factors contributing to the muscle pain like mouse use, mobile, doing untrained domestic activities in lockdown, playing cards or anything that keeps your shoulder far and away for longer duration. Physiotherapy is useful to relieve pain but addressing risk factors helps self manage.
Need to understand the root cause first. And need to understand who told you that it is deltoid pain there can be different reasons which causing the pain.it is not that deltiod muscle pain. Without understanding the root cause we cant treat if we don't have a proper diagnosis. And if we do treatment it wont work as we dont have proper diagnosis.
Next Steps
better you get a proper diagnosis from your physiotherapist or you can consult video consultation with physiotherapist.
Health Tips
use practo physiotherapists consultation for better results.
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