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Suggest Treatment For Pricking Pain In The Shoulders

Have been experiencing pins and needles in my arms and hands lately. At first just thought I was sleeping on them wrong. I am a very healthy 65 y.o. Work out doing cardio and weight training. See my PCP every year for physicals. Only problem I have is high cholesterol am on meds and have blood drawn every 3 mos to make sure liver is fine. Email is YYYY@YYYY thank you for your response.
posted on Fri, 12 Aug 2016
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Hi,

The absence of trauma makes the cause difficult to establish without examination and evaluation. I will suggest that he sees his doctor for evaluation and an x-ray. This is more so because the use of Tylenol and Ibuprofen have failed to control his pain. He will also benefit from physical therapy to avoid having a reduced range of movement at this joint.

In the interim, appropriate pain control is okay. I will go with Tylenol and Ibuprofen while pending evaluation. After seeing his doctor, he might benefit from more potent pain medications if the pain persists.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon

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Suggest Treatment For Pricking Pain In The Shoulders

Hi, The absence of trauma makes the cause difficult to establish without examination and evaluation. I will suggest that he sees his doctor for evaluation and an x-ray. This is more so because the use of Tylenol and Ibuprofen have failed to control his pain. He will also benefit from physical therapy to avoid having a reduced range of movement at this joint. In the interim, appropriate pain control is okay. I will go with Tylenol and Ibuprofen while pending evaluation. After seeing his doctor, he might benefit from more potent pain medications if the pain persists. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon