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What Causes Pain In Shoulders, Neck And Wrists?

Lately I have pains in both shoulders , some in the neck area , both wrists and hands , in fact hands are swollen and have no strength . Im 48 , physically active male , was working out up until a month ago , now the pain is preventing me from that . No accidents recently , just something that has come up lately . Any help would be great .
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welcome to hcm,
I really appreciate your concern,
the pain is from compression of he nerve. she may have some weakness also in the muscles that the nerve supplies and some numbness.

the diagnosis can be made on an MRI scan of your moms neck. most 1st time disc prolapses will improve spotaneously but can take a couple of months.

there are medications that can be taken such as Advil, pregabalin, Hydromorphine to help with the pain.

sometimes CT guided injections around the nerves can help with the pain. surgery to decompress the nerves is a last resort but can be very successful in relieving the symptoms is they persist.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
thanks.regards.
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What Causes Pain In Shoulders, Neck And Wrists?

welcome to hcm, I really appreciate your concern, the pain is from compression of he nerve. she may have some weakness also in the muscles that the nerve supplies and some numbness. the diagnosis can be made on an MRI scan of your moms neck. most 1st time disc prolapses will improve spotaneously but can take a couple of months. there are medications that can be taken such as Advil, pregabalin, Hydromorphine to help with the pain. sometimes CT guided injections around the nerves can help with the pain. surgery to decompress the nerves is a last resort but can be very successful in relieving the symptoms is they persist. Please let me know if you have any questions, thanks.regards.