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I am suffering upper neck and shoulder pain from 5 years due to this don't get proper sleep and low concentrate,and digestive and low sexual desires issues

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This can be resolve with manual therapy and required nutritional supplement followed by progressive resistance exercises. Hole process may take 3 to 6 month 1 month manual therapy After that exercis ...  Read More

I am an IT professional and have to carry laptop everyday. I suffer from severe neck pain that goes up to head and upper back is paining continuously with shoulders and arms.

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Try taking otc pain medication and hot water packs If the pain doesn't subside consider consulting your nearby orthopaedic doctor else consult in detail Avoid single strap laptop bags. Use a backpac ...  Read More

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From last one week, I have pain in my upper back, shoulder and neck. It has now moved to the back of my skull and is causing headache. I am taking painkillers but not much relief. It is subsiding for sometime but again coming back. What should I do? I have no another symptoms.

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It may be because of cercical problem.. get xray of cervical spine done ...  Read More

Pain started with upper back and it was moving from neck to left side of the shoulder and was having pins and needles sensations in quick time.

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I can understand your problem but need some medical and personal routine history to diagnosis it may be due to some neurological and neuromuscular or CVS disorder for further guidance and treatment fe ...  Read More

I have been having a pain in upper back, shoulders and neck since last few months. I have a sitting job and works for 10-12 hours daily.

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Could be due to the prolonged sitting work ...  Read More

Pain in my neck shoulders elbows severe upper back pain n Lower back pain.even in knees n heels n joint above heels..at the age of 33

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You need to show to a physician or orthopaedic doc to know the root cause. Also get vit d and b12 checked ...  Read More

Constant pain in upper arm , shoulder and neck. Stiff neck and pinched muscle sometimes. Normal to sever pain. Had undergone 10 days physiotherapy 2 months back. But it's paining badly again.

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Stop physiotherapy immediately Take muscle relaxant Proper rest Neurosurgeon opinion ...  Read More

I have been facing problem of pain in upper back, neck and shoulder. Upper back part seems stiff. When sitting pains.

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Your posture of sitting has to checked and corrected. Do not sit long times. For pain try some killers for few times. If not subsided consult orthopedic doctor for further work up. ...  Read More

Hi. I have stiffness and slight pain in shoulder back, neck and shoulders. Have a persistent wrist bone pain as well. Upper back and neck joints crackle a lot. Very stiff in the morning. I am already underdoing physiotherapy and taking supplements for vitamin d and b12. Could there be something else causing all this apart from on laptop hours? I am

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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 ...  Read More

I am getting left upper back,neck, shoulder,arm finger bones ,near underarm when I raise my hand, every day it's not so strong pain that i cannot bare but i get dull pain,after some times pain goes. My history I was diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency i am taking uprise d3 once in a week for 8 week and also taking calcium tablet biod3 and also earl

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Probably Cervical Spondylitis. The inflammation is short term and common in females. Life style modification is necessary with Cervical spine resistance exercises. Also take Simple analgesics, Anti in ...  Read More

I have right shoulder pain . I have done MRI it's says inflammation in muscle nd exceeds fluid in joints

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Shoulder pain with an MRI showing muscle inflammation and excess fluid within the joint suggests an underlying inflammatory process or a soft tissue injury, such as a rotator cuff strain/tendinitis, b ...  Read More

I have had the right hand shoulder joint pain for 2 weeks. I asked a physiotherapist and he told me that I have a frozen shoulder. Please let me know what I should do.

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Your Name📛 : Age 🏃‍♀️: Location📍: Your health issues🏥 : Appointment date & time🗓️⌚ : Please send us ...Thank u🙏 , ...  Read More

Pain into neck since long time kindly advise us proper treatment. Not able to sleep properly and face problem everytime.

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Consult for evaluation and management ...  Read More

. I have sitting job on computer , from last 10 days I am suffering for shoulder pain like I am unable to open drawer as well. Kindly guide

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You need rest properly , take proper sleep as well as drink more water.if problem not solved then try m/s relaxants like beclofen. ...  Read More

Hello Doctor, I slipped and fell recently. Since then, I have not been able to move my arm behind my back When I try to do so, I feel pain in my shoulder, and my arm only goes a little way—it won't move fully. Could you please evaluate this and advise me on the appropriate treatment?

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Please get an xray done and consult ortho surgeon. You may have a fracture or ligament injury to the shoulder ...  Read More

I am having pain in the neck area near bone and the sholder joints. Earlier I thought its just happening because of long hours of work but now some tingling sensation is also happening and the pain is going in my left arm and wrists.

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Based on your symptoms, the pain may be originating from your cervical spine (neck), with possible irritation or compression of a nerve, which can cause pain radiating to the shoulder, arm, and wrist ...  Read More

From last 2 month I am feeling bilateral shoulders pain and upper arm and palm pain ( feels swell) , Consulted with rhumetologist he advised to do ANCA test and ultrasound of shoulders , both are quite normal , esr crp also normal , deflacort 6 mg prescribed , it gives me relief , after quitting pain again hurting , My other test RA ANTI CCP ANA

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Your investigations do not point to a definite autoimmune rheumatic disease at present. As your symptoms persist and recur after stopping steroids, I recommend a repeat rheumatology review for a deta ...  Read More

In March 2026, I started Atorlip-F (atorvastatin + fenofibrate) and took it for about one month. In April 2026, I developed sudden, severe, bilateral shoulder, upper arm, biceps, and palm pain, which has persisted. My investigations so far include: ANCA (PR3): Negative ESR and CRP: Normal (including previous tests over the last 5 years) Ultrasound

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If it has started after taking atorvastatin tablet - it could be statin induced myopathy. As all other inflammatory tests and autoimmune workup is negative, u can stop statin and consider alternative ...  Read More

I am having a severe pain at the back of my neck Attaching my mri reports Kindly suggest should I wear neck collar

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Do you have any pain radiating to your arms ? Do you have any tingling numbness as well ? ...  Read More

2 weeks ago i had an accident because of which fracture of the left clavicle and fracture of 5th and 6th rib, now i am wearing the belt and bandage but last couple of days pain in shoulder and back left area below shoulder, what can be the reason

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Muscle injury associated with fracture ...  Read More

I have been experiencing shoulder/neck pain since a couple of months frequently. I tried sleeping straight just in case it was because of wrong posture but it didn't help. Also, I could experience it sometimes in right shoulder and back , and sometimes on the left one (mostly in this one).

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Please consult physiotherapist for detailed assessment and treatment! You need physiotherapy treatment to examine the reasons of pain and to relieve it ...  Read More

I was having shoulder and neck pain in the morning maybe due to wrong sleeping position and lifting heavy weights the last day. Suddenly I fainted and then started having seizures when my mother started pouring water on my head. Whole thing lasted for 15-20s. I have a history of convulsions but that had stopped years ago when I was little. Can thi

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Seizure isn’t normal …Get a MRI Brain epilepsy protocol to rule out any added changes ...  Read More

I was having shoulder and neck pain in the morning due to wrong sleeping position and lifting heavy weights the last day. Suddenly I fainted and then started having seizures when my mother started pouring water on my head. Whole thing lasted for 15-20s. I have a history of convulsions but that had stopped years ago when I was little.

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Do you have any recent CT brain or MRI❓ If yes then kindly forward so that I can help you further. ...  Read More

I had fallen on the stairs last month following which had taken xray and ct scan of elbow joint which is normal but right back pain was present but due to heavy work I have muscle spasm in right back , neck , shoulder and arms above elbow and wrist , I have taken muscle relaxant for 3 days and setolac mr but spasm is still present what should I do

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Continue medicine for atleast 1 week ...  Read More

My name is kishore Shoulder pain 1 month nuchi pain is coming so I am suffering that shoulder pain telugu lo chepadi

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Any trauma history? Diabetes.? ...  Read More

Constant pain in left neck, shoulder, arms and fist and also legs.. why is this happening .. this goes away for sometime after massaging with pain relief oil but comes back again

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Since how many days is the pain there ? Is there associated back pain? Is the pain like radiating from neck to left hand ? Does the pain appears when moving the neck from side to side and up and down? ...  Read More

My wife had left shoulder and neck pain for 03 days, after he woke up in the morning. I gave him some painkillers but the pain did not reduce. Please suggest some medicine or treatment

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Need few more details for proper understanding of your issue. You can consult with me online on Practo or whatsapp on eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six for proper diagnosis, conclusi ...  Read More

Hi doctor Im 43 yrs male, non Bp & Non diabetic... 2 days ago I slept towards my left side in an awkward position where I had pain in my neck and left side of the arm till my fingers . That night I experienced numbness in my left hand too... From Next day im facing headache, with jaw pain and back of upper neck pain and often yawning... My BP

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This can be due to muscle spasm of neck muscles .You should consult Orthopedician .Do connect and get consult . ...  Read More

Whenever I lift some weight may be around 10 to 15 kg I feel pain in upper back and left shoulder. I am a delivery boy working in swiggy instamart.

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Tablet etoshine mr Powergesic gel Hot water bag massage Avoid pillow while sleeping ...  Read More

Lst 1-2 month i have neck pain/ neck tightness and sometimes neck pain go to shoulder/hands, due to this dizziness n balance prblm not dizziness like spinning room or anything. But balance problem when walking sometimes feeling like fall on ground I do wfh so 8-12 hours computer / mobile working Currently do some exercises for neck but temporary

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Your symptoms can happen due to prolonged screen time causing cervical muscle strain/postural neck syndrome, and sometimes associated cervical nerve irritation can give pain radiating to shoulder/arms ...  Read More

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