What Causes Pain In Shoulder Radiating To Fingers?

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2015

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Question : I am a mail carrier and do a lot of repetitive motion with my arms. I have pain in my left shoulder , around the base of my neck into my shoulder blade that go down the back of my arm and makes the tips of my fingers throb

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs evaluation and work up

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking

I read your question and i understand your concern. Pain in shoulder going down the way to fingers is a radiating pain and should be considered for neurological causes like nutritional neuropathies, vitamin deficiencies, menopause related reduced bone strength or a compressive neuropathy like cervical disc compressing the nerve.

Get a doctor, let them run some labs and scans and sort it out. Meanwhile, NSAIDs, vitamin supplements with calcium and vitamin D and good balanced diet will help. Get evaluated as soon as possible.

I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar