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What Could Be Causing Muscle Spams And Bilateral Elbow Pain?
Had spinal mylegram 2 weeks ago had pain and numbness for 1 yr right cervical spine degenerative disc disease bone spurs arthritis since mylegram left shoulder blade has hard thumping sensation that comes and goes and can last for hours and causes severe muscle spasms and bilateral elbow pain immediately following thumps. Can you explain this.
Fri, 15 Apr 2016
hi,
Thank you for providing the brief history of you,
as you mentioned you have been diagnosed with cervical spine degenerative disc disease, at what level the disc is degenerated is the first thing to know. Also, due to the disc degenerative disease the pain radiates of pain is felt with abnormal sensation like, numbness, tingling, sharp shooting pain etc based on the nerve getting pinch and its course as well, it can be arm, elbow, fingers etc.
Spinal nerves carry two functions - motor and sensory. Due to the nerve pinching in the cervical spine there will be changes in the motor and sensory functions.
Also you mentioned about the pain in the shoulder blade, this is a pain due to trapezitis, the release of the trapezius muscle will help further to get rid of the pain. I can surely understand this pain, as i myself had this pain in the past. Also many of my patients complain the same pain and MRI history. The simplest treatment line i advice is - posture correction and physical therapy.
With therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy the pain levels are brought down and inflammation as well. Post this, exercises to strengthen the muscles of the neck, upper back, shoulder, arm, Forearm and hand helps a maximum benefit. Till date this protocol has been 99% successful on myself and on my patients.
I expect the same recovery from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
Thank you for providing the brief history of you,
as you mentioned you have been diagnosed with cervical spine degenerative disc disease, at what level the disc is degenerated is the first thing to know. Also, due to the disc degenerative disease the pain radiates of pain is felt with abnormal sensation like, numbness, tingling, sharp shooting pain etc based on the nerve getting pinch and its course as well, it can be arm, elbow, fingers etc.
Spinal nerves carry two functions - motor and sensory. Due to the nerve pinching in the cervical spine there will be changes in the motor and sensory functions.
Also you mentioned about the pain in the shoulder blade, this is a pain due to trapezitis, the release of the trapezius muscle will help further to get rid of the pain. I can surely understand this pain, as i myself had this pain in the past. Also many of my patients complain the same pain and MRI history. The simplest treatment line i advice is - posture correction and physical therapy.
With therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy the pain levels are brought down and inflammation as well. Post this, exercises to strengthen the muscles of the neck, upper back, shoulder, arm, Forearm and hand helps a maximum benefit. Till date this protocol has been 99% successful on myself and on my patients.
I expect the same recovery from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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