Need Help For A Nasty Knot In My Shoulder!

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Is the knot like this:

Is it a muscle spasm or what?

That is just nasty...a "knot" is not a huge, festering cysts for gods' sake!

I am assuming that it isn't a spasm because it is a constant pain.

Tried that one also...

Start sleeping on your back, on the floor.
Make sure your shoulder blades touch the floor.

It sounds like rotator cuff tear...

Okay, I am going to try this. Thank you!

It isn't that, it is in my shoulder blade, more towards the spine.

I have had a similar problem in one shoulder. Nothing would relax it. Had it for much of my adult life. Recently I started taking magnesium and it's now gone! Also had headaches for most of my life and they are gone too since taking magnesium.

There is a product called 'Calm' which is magnesium citrate that is a powdered fizzy drink. It's easy to get down. Helps keep you regular too. ;-)

Some forms of magnesium are not easily absorbed, and I've seen it recommended to put get magnesium oil and put it on your skin.

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At the very least, do some research into magnesium deficiency. It's worth a shot to try!

I have recently purchased the Thera Cane and it has helped my shoulder pain

This may or may not be related but I used to have a lot of problems with muscle spasms and leg cramps at night. Now all of it is gone. I think that calcium, magnesium and vit D supplements are what solved the problem. Not sure about your case but I'd be looking at vit/mineral supplements...

Get yourself a foam cervical collar.

Sounds as though your neck muscles are working overtime. Sit upright with the collar on and put a heating pad on the affected side.

I second the magnesium. What are epsom salts?

I'm sorry the USA doesn't have the good sense to know how to use mineral waters. A good soak in mineral waters is a great help to a body. Geothermal mineral waters are the best!

I've just helped a nasty horse bite which caused much muscle damage by mineral waters.

But I now take 600mg of magnesium each day and it is a tremendous help for my hurt muscles.

I was extremely low on Vitamin D about two years ago and I won't go into details, but I was very sick and had no idea that a deficiency in vitamins could screw with someone like that so YES, I will most definitely look into this. Thank you very much for the advice.

pressure points.. use your fingers.. find it.. now go three inches beyond.. cut it off.. at the nerve..

Wife, girlfriend or friends elbow!! I usually use the corner of a wall if needed.

When I did the collar before, it intensified the problem. I have a permanent knot on my upper right-hand side neck muscle and the collar irritated it. I do know that the muscle in my neck is the same one that it is giving me the problems with my shoulder. I have a top of the line massage chair and I have used that in combination with heating pads but it is always a temporary relief. Thank you though.

My husband has rubbed it many times and my Step-Mother is a Physical Therapist and gave me the advice (she calls in a lesion in the muscle), to press on it very hard but not to massage it. It does feel better for a short time but the pain comes back within about twenty minutes.

I am going to try this. Thank you, I will let you know.

I am so going to try Magnesium!!!!!

You need to get a anti inflammatory from your doctor. I had the exact same thing and the medicine is the only thing that helped. Took about three days but the pain finally went away. The anti inflammatory i took is called diclofenac. I guarantee it will help

I have tried that with a combination of a muscle relaxant. It worked fine for a little while but then it came back with a vengeance.

Yes. Epsom Salts are magnesium and that is why they recommend soaking in it for muscle pain.

The magnesium oil I mentioned before that you can make yourself are made from another form of magnesium (different from Epsom Salts) and it is called 'Ancient Minerals', so I think you are right!

smear Nutella on it.

Where can I find "Ancient Minerals"?

Ahhh, what?!?

lol.. see you already feel better..

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