If ibuprophen and heat takes the pain away you are golden. If not you may ave somethingmore serious. Its more than likely an impingement and rest , ibuprophen possibly heat could help. The only thing that will tell the whole story of damage is an mri. A ct scan can only tell you if the basic bone structure is intact. Im c7 and had a similar situation, I had a ct scan that revealed nothing, so i went easy on the shoulder and did a little exercise and after 6 months it was back to normal.
ron c7 ________________________________ From: Todd Daugherty <todd.daughe...@gmail.com> To: quad list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thu, September 20, 2012 8:56:12 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Shoulder pain I am C6 inc functionally and use a manual chair always. I am transferring in/out of a low Honda civic a few times daily, taking chair apart, etc. I have not fallen but recently injured my shoulder somehow. I have a piercing pain behind my shoulder blade that extends into my neck, and down the side of my arm to my elbow. The pain down the side of my arm feels like a pulled tricep or deltoid. I can still do daily activities with some pain, but when it comes to putting all my weight on it to transfer (from a low to high place), it is weak, painful and sometimes gives out mid-transfer. Could an ER diagnose something like this or should I see a specialist? It has been staying the same and not getting better over 2 weeks, using ibuprofen and heat. Thanks, Todd
