Question: I want to know the reasons for weakness in shoulder muscle. My shoulders and hands have become thin and there is unbearable acute pain. What are the causes of sudden weakness in shoulder and arms muscles?
Answer: Weakness in shoulder muscle and in hand accompanied by unbearable pain can be due to many reasons; apart of the pain being localized it can be also referred from the neck.
- Since how long you have been suffering from pain and weakness in shoulder and arm? Do you have any trauma?
- Is there any tingling and numbness associated with your complaints?
- Do you suffer from diabetes?
- Can you lift any object from that hand?
Your thin hands are due to wasting of the muscles due to immobility of the arm caused by pain.
Causes Of Weakness And Pain In Shoulder
- Injury to the capsule of the shoulder joint.
- Cervical spondylosis.
- Effusion in the shoulder joint.
- Sublaxation of the shoulder joint.
- Fracture of the bone of upper arm and collar bone.
- Shoulder muscle weakness.
- Syringomyelia.
- Osteoarthritis of the shoulder joint.
- Ruptured biceps.
- Frozen shoulder.
The first thing you have to do is X-ray of the shoulder joint and cervical spine. MRI of the shoulder joint and electromyelogram EMG later if your doctor suggests.
Treatment For Pain In Shoulder Muscle
Treatment of weakness and pain in shoulder will depend on the clinical findings and the investigations.
- If there is no fracture of the bone or tear in the muscles and the pain is due to osteoarthritis of the joint then shoulder mobilizing exercise can be useful.It has to be done under the guidance of a trained physical therapist.
- SWD ( short wave diathermy ) is also useful in cases of osteoarthritis of the shoulder joint and frozen shoulder joint.
- Your doctor may prescribe you an anti-inflammatory drug to get relief from pain.
- Simultaneously alternative therapy like homeopathy can bring control in pain by drugs like rhustox, arnica, ruta etc.
Consult an orthopedic surgeon to know the definite cause of your shoulder muscle weakness.
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