Suggest treatment for shoulder tendonitis with numbness in the fingers
Patient: I have been diagnosed with tendonopathy of shoulder via MRI and impingement of same. I have have much pain in right scapula, shoulder to elbow, and all the way to front of chest. I am also experiencing numbness and tingling all the way down to my fingers. Doctor: dear sir/ madamif i were your treating doctor i would examine your shoulder and also your neck to find cause of this radicular pain,i would examine neurological status of your upper limb then decide on management.for tendinopathy i would recommend rotator cuff strenghtening exercises, analgesics, i would also add pregabalin for this radicular pain and again review after 3 weeks.