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When I woke on Thursday morning, I was aware of having a really rather
stiff neck. It turns to turn my head to either side. And I have no idea why.
On Friday morning, it got a little better. It didn't hurt as much then.
On Friday night, I finally took some painkillers. And mum made me do
some washing up.
This morning, I woke up and discovered that my left shoulder is now in
absolute agony. I mean, on Thursday my neck was a bit stiff, but
*nothing* like this. Each time I move in a certain way, I get sharp
stabbing pains in my left shoulder. (Not my neck, my shoulder now.)
And it's not even when I move my left arm. When I swallow liquid my
shoulder hurts. When I left my right knee to take a step, my shoulder
hurts. When I turn my hips, my shoulder hurts. And yet, I can actually
still lift moderately heavy items with my left arm without any pain at
all. WTF?
Several questions immediately spring to mind:
1. Why the hell was my neck stiff in the first place?
2. Why has my shoulder suddenly started hurting when it was getting
better before?
3. Why does moving parts of my body unrelated to my shoulder make my
shoulder hurt?
4. How can I find a position where my shoulder stops hurting?
5. What can I do to make it heal faster?
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"it only hurts when I breath" :P
That reminds me of one day in my youth when I woke up, had a bad turn of the
head (almost with a "click") and passed the next few days with my head turned
to the right side. WTF?! Why did it happen? I don't know and it never
happened again, thankfully.
Orchid XP v7 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> 5. What can I do to make it heal faster?
give time to time? algo, get away from the keyboard... :)
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> 1. Why the hell was my neck stiff in the first place?
>
There are so many things that can go wrong in this part of the body...
> 2. Why has my shoulder suddenly started hurting when it was getting
> better before?
>
Maybe I'm wrong on that, but I generally avoid painkillers in these
case, because by suppressing the pain signal it's possible that things
get worse. It allows you to move better, but moving is not necessarily
the wisest thing to do... And so something else can start to hurt.
> 3. Why does moving parts of my body unrelated to my shoulder make my
> shoulder hurt?
>
Because they are related :-)
Seriously, it's possible that some kind of twist in your spine at the
neck level (or just below) pinched a nerve that goes to the shoulder, so
that the pain in your shoulder is in fact caused by certain positions or
forces in your spine.
And the vertebral column works for nearly every move you make...
> 5. What can I do to make it heal faster?
Whith this kind of things giving time to time is a good solution, as
nemesis said. Try not to rest in a position that puts stress on your
spine. Try to relax even if it's not easy. Some very limited stretching
can help in certain cases but it can also be dangerous...
Overall I'm not sure Internet forums are the right place for a medical
diagnostic ;-) I know there are doctors that specialize in these
problems and can do wonders if time does not make things better, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic
--
Vincent
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Go see a chiropractor as soo as possible!
Orchid XP v7 nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/12/01 06:43:
> When I woke on Thursday morning, I was aware of having a really rather
> stiff neck. It turns to turn my head to either side. And I have no idea
> why.
>
> On Friday morning, it got a little better. It didn't hurt as much then.
>
> On Friday night, I finally took some painkillers. And mum made me do
> some washing up.
>
> This morning, I woke up and discovered that my left shoulder is now in
> absolute agony. I mean, on Thursday my neck was a bit stiff, but
> *nothing* like this. Each time I move in a certain way, I get sharp
> stabbing pains in my left shoulder. (Not my neck, my shoulder now.)
>
> And it's not even when I move my left arm. When I swallow liquid my
> shoulder hurts. When I left my right knee to take a step, my shoulder
> hurts. When I turn my hips, my shoulder hurts. And yet, I can actually
> still lift moderately heavy items with my left arm without any pain at
> all. WTF?
>
> Several questions immediately spring to mind:
>
> 1. Why the hell was my neck stiff in the first place?
Bad sleeping position? A cold draft?
>
> 2. Why has my shoulder suddenly started hurting when it was getting
> better before?
Mabe the painkiller allowed you to make some moves that caused it.
>
> 3. Why does moving parts of my body unrelated to my shoulder make my
> shoulder hurt?
Missaligned vertebras. Pinched nerves. Other...
>
> 4. How can I find a position where my shoulder stops hurting?
TRY to relax. Move slowly in the path of less pain until you find it.
>
> 5. What can I do to make it heal faster?
Go see a chiropractor as soo as possible! They are THE specialists for the spine
and articulations. At times, ther work can look almost miraculous. I know by
experiance :)
In the mean time, try applying some hot and cold pads in alternance. The hot
will increase blood circulation. The cold help reduce any inflamation and will
dull the pain.
--
Alain
-------------------------------------------------
Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the rules.
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> Several questions immediately spring to mind:
>
> 1. Why the hell was my neck stiff in the first place?
>
> 2. Why has my shoulder suddenly started hurting when it was getting better
> before?
>
> 3. Why does moving parts of my body unrelated to my shoulder make my
> shoulder hurt?
>
> 4. How can I find a position where my shoulder stops hurting?
>
> 5. What can I do to make it heal faster?
You should probably check your temperature and take some asprin.
There's any number of nasty bugs that can cause shoulder
and neck pain, but most of them have fever involved.
Other than that it probably is just a pinched nerve, but could
easily be something nasty anyways, like a minor heart attack.
(blood clotting). Don't be shy about going to the doctor.
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Any pain that has no apparent cause (like getting tackled hard in
sports) is a matter for competent medical attention. The body is not
supposed to suddenly start hurting for no apparent reason.
If you always sleep in a funny position, or if, for instance, your head
is always turned while you are using your computer, that could be the cause.
But if you're not doing anything uncomfortable, and you hurt, see a doctor.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle wrote:
> If you always sleep in a funny position,
Even if you occasionally (once) slept in a bad position, you can wake up
with a severely stiff neck and/or shoulder.
> or if, for instance, your head
> is always turned while you are using your computer,
Ah, Durango-Neck! I know it well!
http://www.sydex.com/durango/durango.html
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
It's not feature creep if you put it
at the end and adjust the release date.
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And having ruined my entire weekend, today my neck is almost back to
normal, just in time for me to go back to work. :-/
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Alain wrote:
> Go see a chiropractor as soo as possible! They are THE specialists for
> the spine and articulations. At times, ther work can look almost
> miraculous. I know by experiance :)
I agree, if it recurs (I note you said you feel better now). I had a
trapped nerve in my neck four years ago that exhibited almost the exact
symptoms you describe, only it didn't go away. Instead it steadily got
more and more painful and I lost more use of my arm (as you describe,
only certain muscle groups in the shoulder). I went to a chiropracter,
and I felt almost completely normal within 3 or 4 weeks of treatment,
although it took a while to rebuild my shoulder muscle.
I still go for check-ups several times a year and always leave feeling
invigorated for the muscle-pounding and spine cracking I receive!
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