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Muscle Spasms, Tightness In Shoulder Area With Dizziness. Have Undergone Physical Therapy For Shoulder, Wrist And Elbow Injury. What Can Be Done?

Hello, I had a right shoulder , elbow & wrist injury 1 1/2 years ago due to a fall on ice. I had surgery 4 months ago on the shoulder, some bone was removed and there was a small tear and fraying of my rotator cuff , which was able to be shaved or cut out without a major repair. Since then I have had 36 sessions of PT and my range of motion is excellent. I returned to work about 2 months ago and do mostly computer work and reviewing paper documents. I use a headset for phone calls, have the desk ergonomically set up by an ergonomic specialist and get up walk and do neck stretches about every 1 to 1 1/2 hours. About 6 weeks ago I having muscle spasms and tightness in my upper shoulder area and around the back right shoulder blade. About the same time I also becan to notice that if I moved a certain way I felt a little dizzy. I thought the dizziness was due to me holdong my breath at times when doing a difficult exercise. At PT they did soft tissue & tried to get the muscle to release & it wouldn t. I ended up getting muscle relaxers, eventually PT got the muscle to release a little, but this is an ongoing issue. Today they mentioned the trigger spot was in the levator area and explained to me how the muscle works. I came home to find out more about the Levator and some of the things I have notices, pain up to my ear, the spasming in my shoulder, the dizziness all make sense. Today was my last PT session (this was a work related injury). I wanted to give you a good history because I need to know how to explain this to the doctor correctly and what questions to ask. I have been living with pain for over a 1 1/2 years, so if this can help I would be very thankful.
Tue, 6 May 2014
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Continue with therapy and exercises these will help. Take some NSAID like Etodolac 400mg BD ( Twice a day). For a week. Also continue calcium .these will help in early recovery.
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Muscle Spasms, Tightness In Shoulder Area With Dizziness. Have Undergone Physical Therapy For Shoulder, Wrist And Elbow Injury. What Can Be Done?

Continue with therapy and exercises these will help. Take some NSAID like Etodolac 400mg BD ( Twice a day). For a week. Also continue calcium .these will help in early recovery.