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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder Pain During Coughing

I have this pain that manifests certain times of day in my left shoulder for 2 days. It is intensified when I cough, laugh, or cry. Sometimes the pain makes me cry. It seems more associated with my head movements than my arm. I can lift arm, no issues. When I ran last evening, it did hurt me at times like a dull ache and it is only on the left shoulder. I did some light arm exercise 2 days ago. Also have had this dry tickly cough with occasional phlegm in morning for 3-4 weeks. Is it just a muscle pulled or is it something with cough..bronchitis?
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
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Hi. I understand your concern.
Chest pain with cough commonly seen in bronchitis and lung infection. Get a chest x ray done, if its normal, no need to worry for lung infection.
Possibility of bronchitis is more in your case.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).
PFT is needed for the diagnosis of bronchitis.
It will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only.
You may need inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS).
Hope your question is answered.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder Pain During Coughing

Hi. I understand your concern. Chest pain with cough commonly seen in bronchitis and lung infection. Get a chest x ray done, if its normal, no need to worry for lung infection. Possibility of bronchitis is more in your case. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test). PFT is needed for the diagnosis of bronchitis. It will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only. You may need inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Hope your question is answered.