What Causes Sudden Searing, Burning Pain From Shoulder To Neck?

Posted on Mon, 9 Mar 2015

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Question : sudden searing, burning pain starting in shoulder, to neck to head. Almost fainted. Still burning

Please send a response. How long will this take ?

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be due to compression of nerve.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

According to your history and complains such kind of burning pain can due to compression of nerve.

When such patient comes to my hospital we usually take x ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression.
Another differential can be nerve compression due to disc bulge which may need MRI for confirmation.

Medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will reduce pain, you can take them consulting your treating doctor.
You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start TENS ,or ultrasound which is helpful in your case.
You may need to take rest for early healing.

Some exercises which can be done after pain has reduced include- gradual neck rotation, touching your ears to shoulder, shoulder shrugging exercises.
Also check your vit B12 and vit D3 in your blood.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

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