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What Do You Suggest If Am Having Stiffness In Neck, Cracking Of Shoulder Arm Joints When Walking?

The muscles in the top of my arms are very weak, this has resulted in my shoulder arm joints crunching/cracking when I move. I have limited reach - high - behind (eg reaching back to lower the height of the seat belt). I have suffered from CFS for ten years. I have been given exercises to do and am going in for a CT both shoulders. My neck is continuously stiff, top four bones jut, have been using pain away, Celebrex, mersyndol .....
posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2014
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Dear Sir,

Whatever you have been advised is fine , I would just advise you to also rule out any kind of myopathy as muscle wasting is going on.

Dr. Shruti
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What Do You Suggest If Am Having Stiffness In Neck, Cracking Of Shoulder Arm Joints When Walking?

Dear Sir, Whatever you have been advised is fine , I would just advise you to also rule out any kind of myopathy as muscle wasting is going on. Dr. Shruti