A 45-year-old member asked:

My upper back in between my shoulder blades more on right side has intense pain can not turn my head to the right or move my arm up and down?

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Dr. Vivek Agrawalanswered

Orthopedic Surgery 33 years experience

Many possibilities : It sounds like you may have a pinched nerve in your neck, perhaps at the C5 or C6 levels and you may also be developing a secondary frozen shoulder. Learn more here: http://theshouldercenter.Com/pinched-nerve-in-shoulder.Htm and http://theshouldercenter.Com/frozen-shoulder.Htm see your doctor.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

My upper back in between my shoulder blades more on right side has intense pain can not turn my head to the right r move my arm up r down. Causes?

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Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered

Pain Management 29 years experience

Muscle spasm: Sounds like muscle spasm. I suggest otc nsaids and heat. If it persists your pcp can prescribe a muscle relaxer.

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What nerve runs from back of skull into left eye, down left side of face, into left shoulder, arm and fingers. Not pain more numb/tickle sensation?

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Easily feeling pins and needles on arm when laying on either side , frontal and back of shoulder blades feel like the nerves are cold internally and muscle twitching. Eye pain occasionally , left chest minor pain occasional left back shoulder pain?

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