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Left shoulder pain for one month
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My mother aged 66yrs has been having pain in her left shoulder for the past one month. The pain increases when she moves her hand. There is no injury. Please advise what could be the reason and what tests or treatment are needed.
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An MRI of the shoulder may be necessary to make the diagnosis. However it is better that a shoulder specialist sees her first
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Dr. Mayank Daral
Orthopedist
6 yrs exp
Delhi
Understood. In that case, for a 66-year-old with shoulder pain for one month without injury, the most common causes are rotator cuff inflammation/degeneration or early frozen shoulder initial evaluation should include a shoulder X-ray, and if pain persists or movement becomes more restricted, an MRI shoulder to look at tendons. treatment can be medication-based initially pain relievers short course anti-inflammatory drugs local gel heat application activity modification. if pain continues despite medicines, targeted injections like steroid injection into the shoulder) may be considered after proper diagnosis.
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Dr. Mohamed Rasik
Orthopedist
4 yrs exp
Chennai
Rule out Cardiac Pathology first
It could be adhesive capsulitis
Requires physical examination
Xray left shoulder AP can be taken
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