Sometimes people think that his shoulder hurt, but the real problem in the neck.
Shoulder to the neck connects many different nerves, and even a large brachial plexus. If damage to the shoulder or neck pain appears. Due to the complex network of nerves of our brain sometimes confuses the source of the pain. Then we feel that sore shoulder, but the real problem in the neck.
Shoulder pain often damage the rotator cuff
Rotator cuff - a group of small muscles, which lie on the shoulder joint and stabilize it. These muscles are very important because they hold the humeral head in the glenoid cavity. It happens that the damage to one of these little muscles just takes half the power in his hand.
The tendons of the rotator cuff muscles are often sandwiched between the scapula and the humerus and hurt. Gradually they accumulate damage, and older people, they can break.
- Pain in the muscles of the rotator cuff is usually localized in the shoulder joint.
- Such pain rather dull or aching.
- The pain is worse, if they turn away through a side up, or work with your hands above your head, or to get a hand behind his back.
- This gives pain in the arm, but usually not below the elbow.
- Often it hurts at night.
- If you do not move your hand, the pain decreases.
With neck harder
Inside the neck is the spine, where a lot of small joints and walked out a lot of nerves. All this economy can be a source of pain. It is believed that approximately 70% of people over 65 years at least in one of these small joints in the neck may be arthritis, which hurts and prevents live.
- The pain is localized in the neck or very close to it.
- The pain may be given in the shoulder blade.
- This pain is often burning and shooting. Very similar to electric shocks.
- Can give far down the arm to the fingers.
- This pain can be kept alone.
- The pain shoots down your hand if moving the neck.
- If put on the neck collar of the special, the pain may decrease.
All of this is difficult, so do not do without a doctor's prescription. Normal doctor needs a lot of swing arm at the shoulder and do different tests. If the doctor does not do something with it that something is not right.
What do the shoulder
Because the shoulder is often violated tendons of the rotator cuff muscles, then you need to stop doing those movements that chew tendon.
There are special exercises for the shoulder. I myself had to do these exercises twice a day for four months in a row to get rid of the pain in his shoulder.
It is useful to be applied to the shoulder joint ice for 20 minutes 4 times a day and especially before going to bed. muscle tendon restrained between the bones. Ice reduces swelling there, and tendons become more space.
The doctor is likely to prescribe anti-inflammatory pills.
Under blade appendage administered corticosteroids. This is a simple procedure. It makes rheumatologists, trauma, surgery. If the doctor suggests something not refuse, because the offer is not in every case, but the effect is usually very good.
What do the neck
They do a lot of different exercises. At the bottom there is a link to my article about simple exercises for the neck.
Also prescribe anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants. If the doctor prescribes you a tranquilizer about pain in the neck, it does not mean that you are crazy. Tranquilizers are used as a means of reducing muscle spasms around the spine.
The neck is still more difficult than in the shoulder, so be sure to consult a neurologist.
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