Neck and shoulder pain at night

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Avatar m tn Neck or shoulder injuries come to mind from what you've described. I have both and have to sleep with my arms down or I wake up in severe pain and numbness. Cortisone injections can be helpful. I know they helped my shoulders. I haven't had them in my neck because I actually don't want to start messing with that. I have back injuries and chronic pain from multiple failed surgeries so I'm afraid to make my neck any worse then it already is.
1284111 tn?1271592140 Now the neck pain is almost all gone but if I work hard(mechanic work or heavy physical activity) it all come back right fast(neck pain and shoulder). If i stay idle for a couple of days, the pain will go away but not totally. So far I had X rays or cervical done, CT scan of neck also. Doctor says that it shows arthrose in there but they could not really see any herniated discs or anything explaining pinched nerve in neck.
Avatar f tn I've had this problem for more than an year now. I was once studying at night and fell asleep on my study table. Woke up early in the morning and found my pain and back aching. Didn't seem much of a problem at that time. However the pain increased by afternoon. I didn't consider it any major thing and turned my head a bit sideways. It helped. Sort of. Momentarily. The pain became persistent and I again turned my head. This sort of became a habit and I've still been doing it!
Avatar n tn I also have been suffering with shoulder and neck pain, and even upper back. I was wondering if the two could be related. I was tested for hormonal problems, thyroid problems, myalgias, and anything else they routinely test for when they take your blood. I was given a low dose of antiepressant to help me sleep at night so I am not awakened with the pain. This helps at night, but I am getting weary of the constant ache.
Avatar f tn I have constant and severe posterior neck pain. Also pain in both shoulders, some down both arms. I also have neck swelling on both sides of my neck at the bottom where shoulder meets the neck above the clavicles. I have been to many doctors and none can find anything wrong with me other than mild DDD at C6-7. I cannot continue to live in such pain, all meds I have tried do nothing. Any advise would be appreciated. I would especially like to know what could cause the swelling?
Avatar m tn You may certainly have wrist tendonitis, but why the neck and shoulder pain. The pain and numbness you are having could be from your neck and an EMG would assist with that answer. It is a nerve conduction study. You also need an xray and MRI of your neck to rule out that as a cause for your numbness. I would see a neurologist.
Avatar n tn I have major pain in my arm and shoulder and I can not bend my neck to the right much at all. The MRI shows buldging discs at C5-C6 and C6-C7, but my EMG results were normal. The surgeon thinks i should have the surgery and if I do not I could risk my arm paralysing. I do not understand how he can be sure of surgery when the EMG is normal.
Avatar n tn I would think your neck nodes were swollen. Since you are sick, you may be lying in bed with more pillows and bending your neck wrong. It's just not unusual to have neck pain when you are sick, although a very stiff neck can be a sign of meningitis, so be sure you keep that in mind.
Avatar m tn I get migraines in the back of my neck and right shoulder and a sting also around my right shoulder blade at times. Depends on how I hold my arm the pain will travel down my shoulder and arm . It doesn't matter if brushing my teeth,rinsing dishes, folding towels,typing,writing,driving everything makes me have the nerve pain. I am taking 800 mg ibuprofen 2 times daily and sometimes a Valium at night to relax neck and help me sleep.
Avatar f tn My pinky and ring finger and shoulder become painful and numb at night (left arm). I have had an MRI of head, neck and entire spine about a year ago wehn this all started. Where do I go from here? My primary DR is getting tired of me and I have had several cortisone shots and 6 weeks of PT that haven't helped at all....I need suggestions on what to do!
Avatar n tn Went to phisio, which helped with the initial horrible pain, but now I still have shoulder and upper shoulder blade pain, and also neck pain, occasionally along with it.There are times when the pain is still felt in my chest as well, although numerous trips to the hospital has assured me that mu heart is fine.(still a very scary feeling!)I also occasionally have a numbness in my left arm. Please help with suggestions!!! I've had an MRI done on my neck, and that was fine too.
Avatar f tn 3 months have shoulder and upper arm nerve pain and i wake up with pins, needles,numbness in both hands had theraphy for frozen shouler cordizone shots inrt arm . had an exray only. theraphy makes it worse seems all related, what should i do now.? any sugestion /? ihave to shake my hands to get rid ok numbness and better when im up.
458072 tn?1291415186 I don't know if it's related but could be coming from your neck. I have arthritis on my neck and my doctor explained it. Simple stretches and exercises that I do, usually work straight away... as the nerve from your neck to your arm/hand come out of the neck down to the shoulder into your arm, if is compressed could cause tingling and/or pin and needles.. worth to check it..
Avatar f tn thanks for getting back to me I have seen all doctors above. the phlem comes and goes with the pain, I always know when my shoulder and ear pain is on it's way cause I start coughing up this stuff and then after the pain is gone it subsides and the phlem goes away and no more coughing, pain is almost gone and pretty normal then starts up aagin this goes on about every 15-30 days some days I can make it get better but not go away.
Avatar n tn I have pain in my left arm muscle mostly at night it wakes me up and I can't find a comfortable position to sleep.
Avatar n tn The doctor then, after another month in which he did not see me but only nurses did, realized that my pain and the inflammation were not going away, so he finally decided to take a look at me and requested an MRI of the shoulder, by that time the pain had spread to the neck, mostly the left side, and the neck since then is in constant pain. At times the pain in the neck and shoulder are worse, and sometimes the pain is not as bad.
Avatar f tn Thank you for your advise. I had a injection yesterday between C8 &T1. It went ok. Had a problem as soon as I was getting up, saw starburst everywhere. They had a very hard time getting any blood pressure, even thou I was talking to them the whole time. It took 45 minutes to get my blood pressure up to 103 over 73. I noticed last night around 5:30 I got a head ache (injection was at 2:30). Still have it, waiting on the nurse to call me back.
Avatar f tn I fell down about 14 steel stairs coming off of guard duty in Afghanistan in full kit. I was knocked out for a min or so and figured I just had whiplash and a concussion but after 3 days of basically no sleep and a baseball size welt on my neck I was medivaced to a hospital where I had an MRI and the neurosurgeon said I had some torn ligaments in between my C3-C4-C5. I was in a neckbrace for 7 weeks and was having bad muscle spasms so I had botox injections in my neck and shoulder.
Avatar f tn About 16 months ago i begain to have pain in my right shoulder assicated with a small knot as time went on the knot got bigger and now i suffer from from pain that starts with my right shoulder but then it goes up my neck and all the way down my right arm the major pain is in my shoulder and the top part of my arm and the rest of my arm has this tigglling num feeling that is painful and as of few months ago i have a samll knot on the left sife of my shoulder with the same begaining pain that st
Avatar n tn The tingling is now gone, but I still have upper back/shoulder blade pain and arm pain. The pain ususally starts in my upper back, then under my armpit, then my upper arm feels tight and starts to hurt and the pain then radiates down the front of my arm, under my wrist and sometimes into my hand. And I still feel as if my arm is weaker. Last night I had some muscle twitches in my shoulder and when I lean back to stretch my upper back my shoulder does hurt some.
5154898 tn?1374773319 ve been having some upper back pain, along with terrible neck pains at night, like my neck is going to fall off, I also get headaches about every other day!! I know that I am a terrible sloucher, could this be from poor posture? or something more serious?!
Avatar n tn hi i had been suffering with constant pain like yours for over a year i googled in stretches for neck and shoulder pain and by god they really helped it all tension and doing the stretches for a few days days really worked also i used hot and cold packs hope you try this
Avatar f tn my pain level stays between 3 and 5 i have had steroid shots in my neck and shoulder which did not work at all, i have been out of work since june 2008 and there is no way i can do my job with the amount of pain i have in my neck. i am at a total loss right now i cant take the pain any longer. Is this type of thing normal. I need some advice on what to do next.