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Neck, shoulder and upper back pain

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a_j_fordy
a_j_fordy

Hello there,

My girlfriend suffers from pain in her upper back, shoulders and arms from time to time. The pain gets worse over the period of a week and goes away for a month or so but then returns. It’s happened about 3-4 times in recent months.

She does go to the gym on a regular basis but she was not going to the gym when these symptoms started.

The pain has been really quite bad today and she has said to me that the pain started in the back this morning, and then in the evening it’s radiated to the shoulders, upper back, neck, arms and around the side of her torso (rib cage area). She says the pain in her arms, shoulders and ribs is that similar to a bruise, but the pain from her neck and upper back is that of a ache and is particularly tender to the touch. She did also have a headache last night.

We’re not quite sure what it could be, we’re going to go to the doctors tomorrow but would be good to know what to expect.

Thanks!! 

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  • kim27383
    kim27383 a_j_fordy

    Posted

    I have some of the same issues. At first they thought costochrondritis but now they are thinking autoimmune disease. Good luck.
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