I have been getting alot of shoulder pain, and then a burning feeling. is this a part of my ms?
05/12/08
Monday, May 12, 2008
I have been getting alot of pain in my shouders and a burning felling right between my shouders, is this common with ms?
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
It could be, but it could also be any number of other conditions. I would suggest that you bring it up with your doctor at your next appointment.
I have MS, but my similar shoulder symptoms turned out to be bursitis/tendinitis/arthritis...
We have a tendency to blame everything on MS because of the wide variety of symptoms, but we must let our doctors make that call on an individual basis.
I would be interested in hearing an update when your doctor weighs in!
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
I have also had a lot of shoulder pain with burning or aching sensations. My doctor initially thought that I had injured one shoulder so I had an x-ray and ultrasound. There was no arthritis or bursitis, but the tendon (superspinatus) was inflamed. I had physiotherapy with some improvement. Now the other shoulder is displaying the same symptoms that I experienced initially. My doctor found that I have now developed muscle weakness in both arms with no cause other than MS. As a result, the muscle in both shoulders do not function properly, which causes improper muscle coordination when moving or supporting the shoulder joint. This has caused tendonitis in both shoulders. I received cortisone shots which have helped but what is really necessary is to continue with working out to regain muscle strength in order to support the shoulder joints.
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