Imaging of the neck or shoulder should help with refining a diagnosis
Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 86-year-old woman in good health, and I run and walk regularly. I was having intense pain in the area of my right shoulder as well as down my arm on and off.
I also have piriformis syndrome and spinal curvatures. With that diagnosis, it took over 30 years to figure that out, but I now have stretches I do to keep it under control. I am wondering if this is a similar situation and if there are stretches that I can do to eliminate the pain. My granddaughter, who is a nurse practitioner, suggested that I see an orthopedic physician.
Pain in the neck and shoulder radiating down the neck causes more concern for compression of a nerve in the neck than bursitis. It may be appropriate to get imaging of the neck or shoulder.
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