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Pain In Base Of Neck To Shoulder To Fingertips With Pain In Armpit And Crackling Sound When Moved. History Injured Shoulder. Guide

Have been having problems with my right shoulder. Had a bad fall two years ago injuring same shoulder. Has been painful when rotated every since. Recently have had pain from base of my neck running down shoulder all the way to fingertips. thumb and pointer finger numb on tips. Pain in armpit and crackling noise when arm raised over head. Have what looks like large thumbprint sized indentation on top back of shoulder near joint...pain burning, stabbing at times. Nagging all the time.
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hi and welcome to HCM

According to your symptoms it looks like there is compression of nerve in cervical [neck area] spine. This leads to numbness and tingling in your hand.
Most probable reason for your symptoms could be postural problem as you are sitting for long time and working on computer for long time.

You may need to take x ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression.
Some medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will help, you can take them consulting your treating doctor.

Some exercises which can be done after pain has reduced include- gradual neck rotation, touching your ears to shoulder, shoulder shrugging exercises. You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start INTERFERENCE THERAPY, ULTRASONIC THERAPY, which are helpful in your case.

Some life style modifications for you – Take break every 40 min from computer and do some neck rotation, stretches, walk and get back to work. Sit with taking support to your neck, do not use thick pillow in bed.

Hope this will helps you. Take care.
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Pain In Base Of Neck To Shoulder To Fingertips With Pain In Armpit And Crackling Sound When Moved. History Injured Shoulder. Guide

Hi and welcome to HCM According to your symptoms it looks like there is compression of nerve in cervical [neck area] spine. This leads to numbness and tingling in your hand. Most probable reason for your symptoms could be postural problem as you are sitting for long time and working on computer for long time. You may need to take x ray spine to see for severity of nerve compression. Some medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will help, you can take them consulting your treating doctor. Some exercises which can be done after pain has reduced include- gradual neck rotation, touching your ears to shoulder, shoulder shrugging exercises. You may consult physiotherapist for further guidance. He may start INTERFERENCE THERAPY, ULTRASONIC THERAPY, which are helpful in your case. Some life style modifications for you – Take break every 40 min from computer and do some neck rotation, stretches, walk and get back to work. Sit with taking support to your neck, do not use thick pillow in bed. Hope this will helps you. Take care.