What Causes A Sharp Pain In The Shoulders?

Posted on Mon, 16 Feb 2015

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Question : For about a week off an on, I have had a sudden stablike feeling in my upper right hand shoulder. I have taken aleve and used a heating pad at night. This seemed to help until about mid morning. It is when i get up from a chair but especially if i am sitting and I bend forward. I feel the stab. It is tolerable but does jurt for a moment when i bend of move up from a chair. I got a little nervoous as my daughter said it soulnded like a stroke symptom. I can go to the doctors, but Idont feel bad or anything Ido have controlled high blood pressure, and am 5'2 weighing about 234. On XXXXXXX XXXXXXX at the moment. ha.I havent hurt or done anything different except holding my new grand child.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You may be having Calcific tendinitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that you might be having Calcific tendinitis. In this condition there is accumulation of Calcium under shoulder bone.
Some time it can be due to fluid collection in the shoulder.
I would recommend you following.
1.Get MRI of the shoulder.
2.If there is calcium deposit, it needs to be evacuated.
3.If there is fluid you might need steroid injection in shoulder.
4.Till you get your MRI done take Tablet Etoricoxib 90 mg one daily.
I hope these steps will help you.Let me now if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks

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