My dengue igg test came positive 4 days ago. before that I had 101 fever for 7 days. Now I have a severe pain in my both shoulders and arms since four days. I went to hospital but they did ecg 2decho and angiography as I had a severe pain in left arm. They prescribed me bp tablet and ecosprin which now I am taking for four days. Ecg 2decho had slight changes and angiography report is normal. Now my both shoulders and arms are aching intolerably one by one. What shall I do to reduce the pain. Regard.
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Are you diabetic or having cervical spondylosis. If so is it under control. If you don’t know then get blood sugar fasting n x-ray of cervical spine (both ap n lateral) done from some lab. If you are experiencing shoulder pain, try these exercises to help relieve your pain url/shoulders/stretching-exercises-frozen-shoulder 1. Arm-across-chest stretch – hold your right hand out in front of you, keeping it near your waist. Reach your left hand behind your elbow, pulling your right arm to the left and across your chest. If you feel pain in your shoulder, lower your arm until the pain subsides. The goal is to be able to pull your right arm across your chest without feeling any pain. Hold for 30-60 seconds then relax and repeat with your left arm. Repeat 3-5 times. 2. Neck release – sit up straight then slowly bring your chin toward your chest until you feel the stretch in the back of your neck. Try leaning your head to the left to stretch your right shoulder or leaning your head to the right to stretch your left shoulder. Hold the stretches up to one minute in each direction, breathing deeply as you concentrate on relaxing. Repeat 3-5 times. To progress the stretch, elevate your arm as you pull it across your chest until it is the height of your shoulder. 3. Chest expansion – put an exercise band, rope, strap, or even a tie behind your back and grasp it with both hands. While holding the strap, draw your shoulder blades toward each other and gently lift your chin toward the ceiling. Breathe deeply for 10 to 15 seconds and release. Repeat 3-5 times. To progress the stretch, move your hands closer together on the strap. 4. Seated twist – sit straight up in a chair with your knees together. Twist your torso to the right, placing your left hand on the outside of your right thigh. Relax your shoulders as you look towards your right, gentling pushing on your right thigh. Breathe deeply for 10 to 15 seconds and release. Repeat with your left side. Repeat both sides 3-5 times. 5. The 90, 90 shoulder stretch – stand in a doorway, holding your arms up so your elbow is at a 90 degree angle and your arm forms a 90 degree angle to your body at the shoulder. Place each hand on one of the sides of the door frame, placing one foot forward as you stand up straight aligning your neck with your spine. Lean forward as you brace yourself against the door frame. Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds. Repeat 2-3 times.
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Do?s and don?ts for shoulder pain do?s: do the prescribed exercise regularly to maintain strength, flexibility and range of motion. Do keep the affected affected arm supported supported. Don?ts: do not sleep on the affected affected side. Do not lift heavyweight with the affected arm. Do not jerk your shoulder shoulder to avoid stress. � don't use the arm to push yourself up in bed or from a chair because this requires forceful contraction of muscles. Don't participate in contact sports or do any repetitive heavy lifting. We suggest you to wear shoulder support brace which is available in two different sizes which makes the patient to feel comfortable as it maintains the shoulder in anatomical position and the short lever is maintained. The reason to maintain the short lever in the shoulder joint is it helps the shoulder to prevent the movements which itself is the key to have better progression of healing in the shoulder region. This is suggested for the following conditions 1.Periarthritis shoulder 2.Frozen shoulder (the 2nd stage of periarthritis shoulder) 3.Shoulder ligament injury 4.The muscles surrounding the shoulder gets injured 5.Shoulder capusular injury this shoulder support brace what we are suggesting for you is available at our clinic. If you want you can buy from us, if you are far away from chennai we can send you by courier. The reason why we are conveying you to buy from us is we can demonstrate over the videocall (using whatsapp) and also we can monitor you throughout when to wear it and how long to wear it. And also if you find any difficulty wearing the brace you can also revert back to us for few more suggestions and we can propose you good solution how to go about it. Pa shoulder: do?s: ?exercise regularly and immediately follow a physical therapy program. ?use an ice pack for pain relief. Apply the ice pack 3-4 times a day for 10 minutes. ?take pain relievers as directed by your shoulder doctor. ?consult a shoulder specialist if conservative frozen shoulder treatment fails to return the shoulder to normal. ?do follow the directions of doctors for pain relief. ?do your mobility exercises on both sides. ?do pay attention to your sleep. ?a good night?s sleep can aid in proper inflammatory processes and help heal damaged tissue. Growth hormone is released during sleep at night and helps recovery. Don?ts: ?don?t stop moving your shoulders entirely because of the pain. ?do not do activities that involve sudden movements, such as heavy lifting on the affected side. As your body recovers, continue to make gentle movements, but avoid irritating and moving your shoulders. ?doesn?t sleep on a sore shoulder ?don?t miss your workout routine and physical therapy. ?don?t neglect your diet. Frozen shoulder is associated with general health. Frozen shoulder is strongly associated with many low-grade systemic inflammatory conditions. Your body needs healthy, anti-inflammatory food to recover. ?do not be afraid. You are not alone. ?stop smoking and drinking alcohol. After sleep getting up in the morning will be painful if you work in the computers for long which will definitely affect the neck and shoulder as the constant posture makes the joint to become stiffened.
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Start doing shoulder exercise. Take pain killers for 4-5 days, as initial days of exercise will be painful, but with time your range of motion will improve and your pain decrease. Better see an orthopedic consultant near u.
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