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Have sharp shooting pain from shoulder to neck it come and go's for the last week?

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Dr. James Bicos answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Pinched nerve: Pain at the shoulder can be from many reasons, but also it can come from a pinched nerve in the neck area. I would have it checked out by an orthopedic shoulder specialist or cervical specialist.

Answered 4/16/2013

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Dr. Kambiz Behzadi answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

Cervical spine: Most often pain that goes between the neck and the shoulder is from your cervical spine, and the C5 nerve root. Consider a course of physical therapy for flexibility and stretching exercises and a short course of anti-inflammatories. Rotator cuff and shoulder pathologies usually cause pain in the upper arm not the trapezius area.

Answered 2/13/2015

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