Severe pain both shoulders
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Hi,
I have very severe pain in both shoulders and upper arms when I move my shoulders back. For example it is extremelty painful to put on a jacket, get dressed or anything else that involes backward motion of the shoulders. Also, if I stretch, including my arms for example in the morning, the same excutiating pain happens. The pain is like an 8/10 and radiates down my upper arms, mosty in my arm muscles and feels like a severe cramp. Oftem I hear and feel my shoulders click.
Ongoing there is no pain or discomfort at all and I can use my arms in front of me completely normally. I can stretch my arms out to the sides, but moving them further back is excrutiating. I cammt reach my back at all.
This has been going on for several months now and while it has not got worse it has not improved either.
All comments and advice welcome.
Thanks.
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ptolemy apc01
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apc01 ptolemy
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First of all I am actually 59, so within that age range. That said I have already investigated the possibility of PMR and I do not have any of the other symptoms, in fact even the shouldr pain I have is not symptomatic of PMR. In my case I only get severe paim when my shoulders are move further back and not at all when my shoulders are forward, and I can lifet my arms vertically without pain as long as they do not move back as well. I will continue to monitor for possible PMR though.
ptolemy apc01
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My doctor is very cooperative when I need him and if my condition does begin to head towards PMR - which I am extremely aware of and monitoring myself for - I will see the GP and request the blood tests for inflammation etc and also a hugh dose of steroids which, if it is PMR, usiually is very effective in a few days which would confirm it.
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