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Fell On Shoulder. Sharp Pain, Tenderness. Treatment?
I am in an advanced movement class for theatre. we do acrobatics, tumbling, aerial silks and stationary trapeze. today i was doing a shoulder roll and landed on it funny. it was extremely painful, but i'm not a stranger to small injuries, so i pushed through. all day it would bug me, but now i am trying to sleep and am unable to get even slightly comfortable with the pain persisting. i get sharp pain nearly every time i move it more than an inch. it is tender to the touch on the top near my clavicle especially. I need my shoulder for performing, but don;t want to permanently damage it. in short, what should i do?
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Mon, 29 Apr 2013
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Hello,
thanks for using health care magic.
Shoulder trauma can cause a diversity of lesions including
acromio-clavicular ligaments rupture, fractures, rupture
of tendons and disclocation as well. trauma to ligaments
and fractures produced severe pains and in cases of fracture
there is associated loss of function.
The best approach to take now will be to a see a doctor for
an evaluation and for an x-ray.
Mean while, you could take pain killers such as paracetamol,
ibuprofen and apply ice regularly.
Avoiding to use the shoulder is important for a while to at least
give some time for healing in case of a ligament tear or others.
Hope this helps you.
Dr Achuo
thanks for using health care magic.
Shoulder trauma can cause a diversity of lesions including
acromio-clavicular ligaments rupture, fractures, rupture
of tendons and disclocation as well. trauma to ligaments
and fractures produced severe pains and in cases of fracture
there is associated loss of function.
The best approach to take now will be to a see a doctor for
an evaluation and for an x-ray.
Mean while, you could take pain killers such as paracetamol,
ibuprofen and apply ice regularly.
Avoiding to use the shoulder is important for a while to at least
give some time for healing in case of a ligament tear or others.
Hope this helps you.
Dr Achuo
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Hello and Welcome to HCM,
Thanks for writing to us.
It might be soft tissue injury or fracture.
Without X-ray, it is difficult to differentiate a fracture from others. I suggest you to consult an orthopaedician nearby for a detailed examination. You may get the X-ray of the area affected under his/her guidance.
In the interim,apply ice packs to the affected area,anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation. Avoid lifting and rest well.
Hope this helps you.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Thanks for writing to us.
It might be soft tissue injury or fracture.
Without X-ray, it is difficult to differentiate a fracture from others. I suggest you to consult an orthopaedician nearby for a detailed examination. You may get the X-ray of the area affected under his/her guidance.
In the interim,apply ice packs to the affected area,anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation. Avoid lifting and rest well.
Hope this helps you.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
I find this answer helpful
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