Shoulder pain/arm weakness - should I do something?!
Question: About ten years ago, I injured my shoulder falling out of bed. It remained somewhat loose after that, but although I occasionally felt some pain, I did not have any real problems with it. Lately however, I've noticed having problems with it. As well as shoulder pain, I have been experiencing weakness in my upper arm. I can now only hold my schoolbooks with that arm for about 30 seconds before it hurts to the point that I need to support it with my other arm or put down the books. By that point my arm is noticeably trembling. I sometimes experience pain or numbness in the fingers of that hand and they are becoming clumsy. If I raise my arm, I feel pain at about a 45 degree angle, and it feels as though my shoulder joint has to force into place to raise it, and when I do I hear a loud crack. When I type at the computer, I noticed the fingers in my left hand have become slower, and sometimes they feel cold after a long time. Should I seek medical help or will it heal on its own?
Answers: About ten years ago, I injured my shoulder falling out of bed. It remained somewhat loose after that, but although I occasionally felt some pain, I did not have any real problems with it. Lately however, I've noticed having problems with it. As well as shoulder pain, I have been experiencing weakness in my upper arm. I can now only hold my schoolbooks with that arm for about 30 seconds before it hurts to the point that I need to support it with my other arm or put down the books. By that point my arm is noticeably trembling. I sometimes experience pain or numbness in the fingers of that hand and they are becoming clumsy. If I raise my arm, I feel pain at about a 45 degree angle, and it feels as though my shoulder joint has to force into place to raise it, and when I do I hear a loud crack. When I type at the computer, I noticed the fingers in my left hand have become slower, and sometimes they feel cold after a long time. Should I seek medical help or will it heal on its own?
looks like you have an impingement syndrome. get it sen by an orthopaedic surgeon and investigated. you may need some intervention
You should see a chiropractor.
See a doctor...it sounds like you tore your rotatorcuff in the initial fall...then it probably continued to tear...the only way to fix it is surgery. And the longer you wait...the more invasive the surgery..and the longer it will take for you to recover.
I had the same thing...almost exactly
yes i think you should. if your fingers are going numb sounds to me like you have a nerve impingement.I have a disc bulge c6 & c7 nerve impingement my fingers are allways numb.I am having a nerve root sleeve injection on thursday