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Knot In Upper Right Shoulder. Skin Burning When Neck Rotated. Stopped Pills As They Were Not Working. Solution?

Hello, I have had a knot in my upper right shoulder that goes all the way up to the base of my skull . I m limited in neck rotation and I hear a lot of grinding when I rotate my neck in a circle. I have had this issue for 2 months, hoping with heat and ice and motrin it would resolve on it s own, however, it s getting worse. Now, if I have my head in a certain position I get pain that wraps around the right side of my neck and goes under my collar bone and then my skin starts to burn . I feel sun burned all over my neck, shoulder and right hand. Then after moving my neck to look the other way, the burning stops. Ya, I know, so don t look that way, but I can t help it. I m driving and it happens. I have tried Vicodin , flexeril , diazapam, motrin and tylenol . Nothing is working! So, I stopped taking the pills as they weren t working anyway. I was thinking of going to a chiropractor, but I m scared with all the crunching sounds from rotating my neck. I m 38, in decent health, I teach Irish dance and I m a mother of 3 children ages 13, 11 and 7. Will this ever go away?
Fri, 19 Jul 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The knot that you are feeling in the upper shoulder could be related to cervical spondylosis. The burning sensation is likely to be related to a nerve root compression. This needs proper treatment after a physical examination.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Knot In Upper Right Shoulder. Skin Burning When Neck Rotated. Stopped Pills As They Were Not Working. Solution?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The knot that you are feeling in the upper shoulder could be related to cervical spondylosis. The burning sensation is likely to be related to a nerve root compression. This needs proper treatment after a physical examination. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com