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What Is The Cause Of Shoulder Pain And The Swelling In The Thumb?
On. Jan 30th I twisted the wrong way and pulled a ligament in my right hip. A week later I noticed that my left thumb hurt when I bent it and it was swelled. I then started to have pain in my left shoulder blade. After about 2 weeks of shoulder pain it has moved to the top of my shoulder and across to my neck. I also still have pain and swelling in my thumb. Could this be arthritis?
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
I do not think it is arthritis. Rather I would say it is cervical spondylitis. In this condition there is nerve compression at neck which cause pain in neck up to hand. I would recommend you to get an x ray of neck. Till that time you can take tablet pregabalin and methylcobal tablet for pain relief. Avoid using high pillow and learn neck muscles strengthening exercises.
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