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What Causes Pain In Shoulder Inspite Of Having Swimming Everyday?

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Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Question: I swim 4x a week average 3K yards and lift weights 3 x a week. I have had pain in the front of my shoulder, so I stopped swimming, all overhead weight training and any activity that required my elbows to be behind me (ie push up, bent rows) for 5 weeks. I just started back swimming reducing yardge and frequency and the pain is back and is now under my shoulder baldes. There is also a popping and grinding noise under my shoulder blade when iI move a certain way. I am 44
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Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (51 minutes later)
Brief Answer: It needs to be investigated. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. The pain that you have is likely to be due to a muscle sprain or a muscle fibers tear due to an injury or exertion. Since the pain is persistent even after 5 weeks it needs to be investigated. MRI scan is the investigation of choice to detect any such soft tissue abnormalities. In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief: 1. Give enough rest to your shoulder and scapular muscle. 2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. 3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help. 4. Hot compresses to your arm will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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What Causes Pain In Shoulder Inspite Of Having Swimming Everyday?

Brief Answer: It needs to be investigated. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. The pain that you have is likely to be due to a muscle sprain or a muscle fibers tear due to an injury or exertion. Since the pain is persistent even after 5 weeks it needs to be investigated. MRI scan is the investigation of choice to detect any such soft tissue abnormalities. In the meanwhile, for symptomatic relief: 1. Give enough rest to your shoulder and scapular muscle. 2. Take mild pain killers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. 3. Stronger prescription NSAIDS with muscle relaxants may help if simple analgesics do not help. 4. Hot compresses to your arm will be useful pain relieving measure. You may apply a local analgesic gel on that area. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care