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What Is The Cause Of Numbness And Swelling Between Shoulder And Collarbone?

I have swelling on my right shoulder between my collarbone and outer shoulder. There is not a lot of pain associated with it, but I do feel some numbness, as though it is possibly cutting off my circulation. I have not recently injured the area, that I know of. Could you please tell me what this could possible be? I am 46 yr old female in relatively good health, non smoker, 132lbs, 5 5 .
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response

I have studied your case and I think you are having cervical spondylitis. Pain in neck along with shoulder pain is caused by disc herniation in the neck. It leads to compression of the nerve of shoulder and it causes pain. I have following suggestion for patients with cervical spondylitis.
1. Get MRI to confirm how severe is nerve compression. According to that we can plan further management.
2. Intermittent cervical traction exercise will help. Also neck muscle strengthening exercises is useful.
3. Avoid keeping neck in same position for long time and also do not use very big pillow.
4. Take Pregabalin and Methylcobal for shoulder pain. Muscle relaxant like Myoril or Myospaz is helpful for neck pain.
I hope these measures will be helpful in you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
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What Is The Cause Of Numbness And Swelling Between Shoulder And Collarbone?

I have studied your case and I think you are having cervical spondylitis. Pain in neck along with shoulder pain is caused by disc herniation in the neck. It leads to compression of the nerve of shoulder and it causes pain. I have following suggestion for patients with cervical spondylitis. 1. Get MRI to confirm how severe is nerve compression. According to that we can plan further management. 2. Intermittent cervical traction exercise will help. Also neck muscle strengthening exercises is useful. 3. Avoid keeping neck in same position for long time and also do not use very big pillow. 4. Take Pregabalin and Methylcobal for shoulder pain. Muscle relaxant like Myoril or Myospaz is helpful for neck pain. I hope these measures will be helpful in you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks