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My frozen shoulder pain increases at night and wakes me up. Please help.

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Dr. R. Rahul

Medically reviewed by

Dr. Preetha. J

Published At October 7, 2020
Reviewed AtOctober 7, 2020

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am 65 years old male, I weight 135 pounds, and I am 5.3 feet tall. I take daily maintenance Versant 5 mg (for hypertension) and Janumet 50 mg (for diabetes). I have frozen right shoulder pain from the upper back shoulder, highest pain in the upper inner arm shooting down to my hand. The pain is most increased at night and waking me up. It started as mild pain, and over the days, it has become more intense. I can only raise my right hand to shoulder level. I sometimes take some pain medicine like Naproxen or Flanax. I try the morning exercises to loosen my shoulder around 15 minutes per day. I sometimes use an Omron TENS to relieve pain. I also have a blind personal masseur who gives me 2.5 hours of massage every week. I am a retired professor and still do a lot of internets daily. I had this frozen shoulder in my left hand seven years back. That time I took an x-ray, and I was given Lagaflex, which relieved my pain.

Answered by Dr. R. Rahul

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Thanks for writing.

As per your medical history, you suffer from a frozen shoulder, and now it is paining with restricted movement of your shoulder.

Since it is paining now, I would advise you to do the following things,

1. Get an MRI scan of the shoulder joint as some rotator cuff injury can also show like this.

2. Get an x-ray of the cervical neck spine to rule out spondylitis.

3. Visit a physiotherapist and get some exercise for the joint; this to be done after you do your MRI scan.

4. Avoid taking painkillers instead, take tablet Gabapentin 300 mg once at night.

5. Avoid pillows for sleeping, sleep straight, and avoid sleeping on one side.

Finally, give rest to the neck and shoulder.

Thanks.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. R. Rahul
Dr. R. Rahul

General Practitioner

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