I have pain in my neck/shoulder. It's partially from computer use but becomes most intense when I draw. I need advice on better ergonomic setups as well as safe exercises I could do to strengthen those muscles, or anything else I might do to reduce this sort of pain.
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posted by NoraReed
on Mar 27, 2011 -
16 answers
Hey, for the third time in the last ten years or so the same part of my upper back has decided to cause me a spectacular amount of pain and discomfort for the last five days or so. The pain is all on the right side of my upper back, going up my neck to the base of my skull, accompanied with numbness in my shoulder and all down my right tricep, sometimes all the way down to my fingers. Along with the pain I'm nauseous half the time, possibly as a result of the pain itself. Sleeping, working and doing anything at all beyond moaning is really difficult, and the application of heat and cold has only helped temporarily.
Last time I just took over-the-counter back meds for a week until I could get off the couch, and then a bit later went to a chiropractor who identified a problem in my upper spine and assured me he could fix it if I came around every week for the next 20 years and signed over my paycheque. This time I'm going to go to a proper doctor, but can anyone take a guess at what may be wrong and what sort of doctor I should try to see?
Thanks!
posted by Antexit
on Mar 24, 2011 -
10 answers
Continuous Nuvaring is not working for period suppression. Of Depo-Provera, Mirena, and continuous Ortho Evra (only those three options), is any significantly MORE likely than Nuvaring to completely or mostly suppress periods?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 22, 2011 -
22 answers
Pain you choose + pain you don't choose. Who is writing (either on the web or in print) about intersections of BDSM and chronic pain/illness?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2011 -
6 answers
Weird calf pain when I *stop* running for a few days. Why does this happen? Details inside.
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posted by pyrom
on Mar 7, 2011 -
8 answers
What do you call brain freeze when it doesn't occur in your brain? (Or any other pain that doesn't occur where you'd expect.)
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posted by iguanapolitico
on Mar 2, 2011 -
14 answers
Yesterday I woke up from an operation in terrible agony. Is this normal (details inside), and if not what should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 28, 2011 -
33 answers
Please talk to me about dealing with the symptoms of trapped wind (gas). My husband is really suffering and I'm bewildered.
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posted by DarlingBri
on Feb 27, 2011 -
33 answers
Without a podiatrist, how do I fix my big toe? I do not think it is a hangnail, and it looks normal to the eye. But I could bump it on a down pillow and it will be so painful I want to chop it off. And it's a delayed pain.
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posted by cashman
on Feb 25, 2011 -
19 answers
I've been grinding my teeth for a while now. I have a fancy mouth guard, yet I still have constant jaw pain and headaches. Anyone have any advice on how I can make this stop?
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posted by carmel
on Feb 17, 2011 -
19 answers
I need to know more about therapeutic use for marijuana, specifically for menstrual pain and vulvodynia. Snow flurries inside!
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 13, 2011 -
25 answers
About to have an incapacity insurance claim denied due to lack of objective proof of chronic pain in the UK. What are our options?
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posted by richb
on Feb 2, 2011 -
4 answers
My gf has a swollen puffy lump about 2.5" wide on the base of her spine, no discoloration or pain, it just appeared at the same time she got a sudden sharp stabbing pain in her right lower back - are these 2 things related, if so, can anyone tell us what it means?
Obviously we need to talk to the doctors, but she's been working with them for years and no one can tell us anything yet - we thought someone else might have some ideas?
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posted by absolutshrk
on Jan 21, 2011 -
12 answers
I am suffering from a medical condition that causes severe muscle pain and weakness. I think that a walking stick for occasional might help, but I want something that looks cool and that I can fold up and put in a bag when not in use.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2011 -
11 answers
What is the term for the ritual in which men simultaneously enact childbirth in order to take away some of the pain their wives are undergoing?
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posted by tavegyl
on Jan 19, 2011 -
3 answers
Broke my foot 2 years ago - seems like the gait has been altered and now my shoes don't fit as well and pressure started being put on my baby toe right on the inside between that toe and the adjacent one and a small corn has developed making every step excruciating.
So I went to get one of those silicone inserts and it's helping somewhat. Also got new shoes. But now what? Will the corn disappear by itself? Is there anything that's not hyper-toxic that I can use on it to hasten the healing? I can't afford to go to a podiatrist right now - so anything that is suggested has to take this into consideration.
posted by watercarrier
on Jan 6, 2011 -
6 answers
I've had cold sores on my lips for more than two months, even on antivirals. Please help me get rid of them.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 6, 2011 -
30 answers
What jobs or projects can someone do while either laying down or kneeling 95% of the time?
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posted by rosa
on Jan 3, 2011 -
18 answers
I am looking for a web site or book that someone here can recommend detailing ALL major stretches for the hips and lower body that also shows anatomical diagrams of exactly what is being stretched by the stretches. I have seen some good stuff on the net, but i am looking for a complete list with anatomical diagrams. If it is only hips, thats OK too. Thank You.
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posted by StUdIoGeEk
on Dec 28, 2010 -
5 answers
I have what I think is probably acute bursitis, and/or shoulder impingement syndrome and the pain has become almost unbearable. Should I go to the walk-in clinic?
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posted by a.steele
on Dec 18, 2010 -
11 answers
My body seems to overreact horribly to minor problems. Am I crazy or is this a documented condition? All the doctors I've seen have shrugged and asked if I was under a lot of stress.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 18, 2010 -
10 answers
YANMD or my physical therapist either, but maybe you know enough about the failure modes of the human skeletomuscular system to suggest possible reasons for the excruciating pain I feel when someone puts pressure on the base of my spine?
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posted by rhiannonstone
on Dec 3, 2010 -
10 answers
Is there anything we can do to help encourage my 1-month-old baby to "suckle softer"?
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posted by swafo
on Dec 3, 2010 -
21 answers
YANMD. What is the strongest, non "controlled substance" painkiller available?
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posted by hasna
on Dec 2, 2010 -
20 answers
"Alternative" gift for an "alternative" girlfriend, any ideas?
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posted by -
on Nov 26, 2010 -
18 answers
What could be causing the popping in my wrist? YANMD, etc. etc.
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posted by kro
on Nov 22, 2010 -
7 answers
Exactly one week ago I broke up with my boyfriend who I loved because I felt like things were unhealthy and he wasn't treating me right. Even though my brain tells me I did the 'right' thing, my heart and body are suffering. How do I reconcile what I know with how I feel?
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posted by lblair
on Nov 19, 2010 -
42 answers
Vague pain in side, yes, you are not my doctor, I should see my doctor, so what is this pain anyway?
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posted by fifilaru
on Nov 10, 2010 -
14 answers
This is the second time my big toe has broken with no trauma. How do I prevent this from happening again?
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posted by cathoo
on Nov 5, 2010 -
10 answers
Dull achey pain somewhere just below my chest for over 24 hours. No insurance, YANMD, what could it be?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 4, 2010 -
12 answers
I am tremendously distrustful of women. My therapist has encouraged me to try again. I got stood up. I'm not sure what to do.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 3, 2010 -
33 answers
What the hell is wrong with me? Nerve damage? Anxiety? [InsertVitamin] deficiency? Butterflies in my teeth?
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posted by doublehappy
on Oct 31, 2010 -
18 answers
