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Shoulder and neck pain at night
I am having muscle ache in the evenings on my right shoulder front and back as well as spreading out to sides of the neck and left shoulder.
I have difficulty sleeping but once i manage to sleep, there is no pain in the morning or during the say at all.
Next evening it starts again late or the moment i lie down.
Do i need to get it examined in person ir video can help?
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Yes.. examination in personal or on video call can help you to deal with this pain. Proper examination and your work details history can help to find out the actual cause of your evening pain.
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consult physiotherapist online or at clinic. examination for neck , should, work area, posture etc are required.
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use cervical pillow during sleep, get indentify your most comfert sleeping position, use ice pack or spray for pain relief, modified painful activities, go for physiotherapy session.. * if not relieved or any worsening ,consult for investigation like x-ray or mri.
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Stretch your neck in morning and evening.hold your face in right left up and down position for 10 seconds.
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apply hot water bag at the site.it will relieve pain.
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do a little stretching of complete body before starting work
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Yes examine and video call both can help but for treatment PHYSIO center.
Avoid sleep pain side.
Avoid heavy weight .
Proper diagnosis must
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It my opinion please check your posture of sitting , the incorrect posture can cause pain ,and go for the pathological test of Serum Uric acid ,Serum Calcium ,Vit D , under supervision of any Registered Medical Practiner .
After this come for Physiotherapy treatment.
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There are basically three conditions that can cause shoulder pain to worsen at night: bursitis, tendonitis, and rotator cuff injuries. This is because the inflammation involved in each can pull on the shoulder joint, especially when the area is compressed when lying on the one side
Try to do some shoulder isometric exercises
Neck stretching
Neck range of motion exercises
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Consult physiotherapist
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Avoid sleeping on one side
Take medium size pillow , pillow should not b too high or too low
Through your the day don’t do work that could cause more strain
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Your pain could be due to neck muscle strain or Scapular muscle strain.
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You need to consult a Physiotherapist in person or through video call for further evaluation and treatment.
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Don't Over Stress or Over Strech.
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You have not mentioned your profession. Presuming you are a desk worker &/or a home maker with right dominant.
Your daily personal and professional activities are causing stiffness of muscles around the shoulder and upper body more kn right side. When you try to sleep these muscles are feeling stretched and give pain. Once you adjust yourself then it's fine. You again repeat the same activities which are stressful to the body.
We need to identify the risk factors in your daily life, in addition to your night mobile use and di appropriate exercises.
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If your shoulder RoM is good then it should be your shoulder blade issues or your scapular muscle is impacting due to weakness
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Start stabilisation exs followed by strengthen
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Do shoulder squeeze often to ease pain in early phase followed by hot fermentation
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Do chin tucks 10 reps and repeat it after every 2 hours and also apply hot pack over that area...if possible consult for strengthening exercises for upper back...
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Ms. Pooja Pandey Tripathi (PT)
Physiotherapist
20 yrs exp
Bangalore
Try to change ur pillow.
Observe ur posture through out the day .
https://youtu.be/ht-j-y1rxmi
Try doing these exercises on daily basis.
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try to change ur pillow get a better one. may be cervical pillow or memory foam pillow
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apply cold pack in pain
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Ms. Komal Jagtap Gaonkar (PT)
Physiotherapist
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Better results need proper evaluation of the problem.is there pain on right side as well. Or I have few questions are you working on laptop or long. Have you felt same pain'before.
For pain relief use pain'relieving spray or ointment like volini gel diclofenac gel.you can use ice pack or hot water bag three times a day 10 min-15min not more than that.try to neck isometric exercises and stretches for shoulder.shoulder strengthening exercises.
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avoid lifting heavy weight
avoid long sitting.
avoid using more gadgets or mobile phone.
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for better results use practo app for online consultation with physiotherapist doctor for advice and treatment.
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Ms. Rakhi Mutha (PT)
Physiotherapist
21 yrs exp
Pune
Pls do hot water fomentation to neck n shoulder twice a day..This can be an overuse strain to ur shoulder or neck..If u don't have any pain in the morning then start doing neck isometric ex's, chin tucks n retraction exs for scapula..
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Pls consult a physio in person or u can have a video consultation on practo.. You need to be evaluated properly so that ex's program can be charted out ..
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Avoid overhead n heavy activities
Check ur posture n follow ergonomic principles if ur job involves too much of laptop use.
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Dr. Jacob Roshan Mathew (PT)
Physiotherapist
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
Usually a hands on assessment would help more than a video assessment. However given the current circumstances the latter may be a better option.
Now we would need more detail,
1: does your shoulder hurt if you lie on the bad side
2: Is there any early morning pain
3: Is there any specific activity that brings on your pain
4: Is your pain localised or general
Responses to these could give us a bit more detail of the source of your pain
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As your pain does not persist through the night, it could be most often posture related.
However it is hard to make an inference as we need more detail. ( to above q?)
Posture issues could be addressed with a detailed assessment (online or clinic based).
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Try avoiding any heavy gym based strengthening unless you are guided by a qualified person as you could do more damage rather than good
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