A member asked:

In a lot of pain right now (right shoulder) i'm in between cortisone shots right now! how can i relieve my pain without pills? 2:00am friday morning

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Dr. Richard Jimenez answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Ice and topical crea: Ice can give immediate topical relief. Aspercreme will penetrate about 3-4cm and if you are not allergic to Aspirin this will deliver some anti inflammatory medicine directly to the area. After icing you could also try a counter-irritant topical cream. In the morning, you should talk with your dr's office about pain meds to have on hand for flareups.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Ice: I don't know how long you've had a shoulder problem bit it sounds like for a while so a warm compress might help to get you through the night... If you re-injured the shoulder follow "rice" rest, ice, compress and elevate. Hope u get better.

Answered 12/10/2013

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