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I carry heavy bags on my left shoulder, and I have weakness in the left side of my body. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am an 18-year-old male. I have been carrying heavy bags on my left shoulder for the past two years. I have weakness in the left side of my body while working out. Also, the left shoulder seems to appear lower than the right shoulder. I am worried about this. Can this be cured? Kindly gi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The conditions like rotator cuff injury and tendonitis cause weakness in the shoulder muscles and difficulties in day-to-day activities like lifting heavy weights and doing shoulder and arm movements. Both these conditions present similar s... Read Full »
I am worried about constant high diastolic pressure. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 38-year-old female with a history of SVT, cardiac ablation. Smoker of 25 years, 5’4”, 175 pounds. Yesterday I experienced pain in my jaw and left shoulder, took my blood pressure it was 150/105. This went on for about three hours. And went to the ER. They ran a CBC and one T... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is elevated. Our target is to keep it below 90. However, it is acceptable to have if systolic remains well controlled as there is no definitive and excessive proven risk from it. But, we try to target it below 90. Now, the possible reasons in you, firstly, do you ... Read Full »
Why does shoulder pain restrict neck mobility?
Query: Hi doctor, I have pain, inflammation, tingling sensation, and numbness that spreads from my fingers to my left shoulder. Sometimes, my neck hurts badly, making it hard to move and breathe. In my chest and below my left boob, I also get pain. Sometimes, my left arm gives out, and I cannot control it.... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. From what you mentioned, I am afraid that cervical neck prolapse is a possibility (compression on the nerve roots supplying the left arm). MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the cervical spine is required after consulting your treating phys... Read Full »
I am diagnosed with left shoulder dyskinesia. What exercise can I do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am diagnosed with left shoulder dyskinesia (winging). A brief history of diagnostic examinations provided by my physician is given below: The patient complains of pain in the left shoulder blade. The left shoulder from the front is not visually altered. From behind, it shows marked sign... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. The important thing to realize about dyskinesia is that it is a dynamic condition, and I need to examine you to be sure what may be wrong. The involved muscles are the trapezius, subscapularis, and latissimus dorsi, apart from some smaller muscles. Incoordination betw... Read Full »
My left hand is paining as I slept with both my hands under my head. What do I do?
Query: Hello doctor, One month back, I slept with both my hands under my head. There was a slight pain in my left shoulder and neck in the morning. After that, I did weight lifting exercises for the triceps in which the weight is lifted with both arms, and there is a movement from the back to the upper por... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. As per your symptoms, the most likely cause can be the disc in the cervical region pinching the nerve, causing radiation of pain and reflex muscle spasm, which is a protective defense of the body. It would help if... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 34-year-old female. I was very active before the surgery and used to walk 25,000 steps a day and do all the physical work. I had lumbar herniation that fixed itself 13 years ago. I have a neck injury in the C5-C6 (cervical) vertebrae. It is herniation because I had two impact in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have pain and pressure in the shoulder and neck because the nerve has compressed due to the injury. I suggest you try physiotherapy. If it does not help, surgical treatment can be carried out. Have you ever consulted a neurologist? Did you undergo physiotherapy? Ar... Read Full »
I have numbness on the center of my shoulder near my elbow after a dislocation. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 38 year old female. My height is 5 feet and 9 inches, and I weigh 130 lbs. I am a professional dancer. I dislocated my left shoulder while dancing. I had to make a move that involved throwing the arms out and across the body to the right side sharply and quickly. It popped ou... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What you described was a dislocation of the shoulder joint and a reduction on its own. When the relocation of this forearm head in the joint cavity does not happen on its own, we try to reduce it again in the joint cavity with some maneuvering, and immobilize it with ... Read Full »
How to manage a frozen shoulder?
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... Read Full »
Answer: 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 ... Read Full »