my only suggestions is to get your hubby to massage along left shoulder blade with something like A535 (if he can, if not apply yourself as best as you can). Also stretching shoulder by reaching over your head, behind your back with your left hand, and gently pulling the left elbow with the right hand - 10 seconds, release, repeat five times. Then any other shoulder exercises you can think of. If things do not improve it may be more effective to see a chiropractor or masseuse than a doctor
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I had to google A535 :) I guess it would be like Icy Hot or Deep Heat here. I'll try the stretches.
I'd thought about the heart thing, but I really have no heart-related anything and my blood test numbers are good. It seems to be only specific-movement related, but I'm keeping a close eye on any changes and won't hesitate to go to the doc if I'm even mildly concerned.
Maybe a pinched nerve somewhere. Agree that something like massage or a chiropractor may be more help than a doctor. Although left arm pain can be heart related, so anything that makes you suspect that should probably be checked out. Women do have much milder symptoms than men. Although if it's always movement related i'd think nerve over heart.
Yeah, movement-specific. But I'm keeping everything in mind.
I can't really figure out which nerve where, though (because IANAD, rite?), since it runs both front and back on my arm, sometimes separately and sometimes together. Weird. And the shoulder joint thing throws me for a loop.
My husband is dealing with what we now know is called nerve palsey in his shoulder. Basically it's a compression of a nerve due to many possible scenarios. His began with some numbness then pain. Not much can be done in his case but icing and time as it usually clears up over time, 3-6 months. Is it possible you were injured at work or this is due to any heavy lifting? See a Dr, you may need to go on short term disability to heal.
I looked at the various neuropathies, I do a shit-ton of driving with that arm at work -- lots of turn turn turn big and small movements, so it could very well be work-related. Which is a bit of a bigger concern, because repetitive stress injuries are more difficult to deal with. I had bursitis in the other shoulder two years ago. This is not that.
I'm concerned about rotator cuff wear. Thankfully, if I change jobs (sooner rather than later, dur), that's not my portafilter arm. That's reserved for the one with carpal tunnel and arthritis, lol.
I have something similar in my right arm. It's tendonitis. I have a muscle in my back that goes from my spine to my right shoulder blade that for years I thought was GERD pain. Turned out I have a misalignment in my neck that pinches nerves that cause that muscle to burn but eventually it will travel down into my arm. The chiropractor figured it out and it took 3 sessions a week for about 3 months to get it gone. Now I go in about once every 4-6 weeks just when the pain begins to flair up. He does electrode therapy on my neck then a deep heat machine on that muscle in my back then he puts me in traction. It was amazing how much better I felt after the first week and now it only flairs up when I stress that muscle too much at work sometimes.
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I'd thought about the heart thing, but I really have no heart-related anything and my blood test numbers are good. It seems to be only specific-movement related, but I'm keeping a close eye on any changes and won't hesitate to go to the doc if I'm even mildly concerned.
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I can't really figure out which nerve where, though (because IANAD, rite?), since it runs both front and back on my arm, sometimes separately and sometimes together. Weird. And the shoulder joint thing throws me for a loop.
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Is it possible you were injured at work or this is due to any heavy lifting? See a Dr, you may need to go on short term disability to heal.
*hugs*. Getting old is not for sissies.
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I'm concerned about rotator cuff wear. Thankfully, if I change jobs (sooner rather than later, dur), that's not my portafilter arm. That's reserved for the one with carpal tunnel and arthritis, lol.
BUT COFFEE. WORTH IT.
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He does electrode therapy on my neck then a deep heat machine on that muscle in my back then he puts me in traction. It was amazing how much better I felt after the first week and now it only flairs up when I stress that muscle too much at work sometimes.
It definitely sounds nerve related not heart.
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