A few years back (7-8?) I was running one day when I developed a small pain in the area near the middle of my right shoulder blade, by the time I was home my neck was starting to ache and there was numbness down to my finger tips. I was playing in a rec volleyball league and put it down to "volleyball shoulder", it continued downhill until I couldn't find a comfortable position to sleep, sleeping 2-3 hours a night seated at the kitchen table with a pillow on the table. Went to family Doctor, blood pressure was peaking at ~200/110 because of the pain, went through shots and pills of muscle relaxants, a trip to Orthopedic Doctor for x-rays,etc which were for the most part normal. They sent me to Physical Therapy for traction thinking that even though x-rays were normal there still may be some compression. Weeks went by with no improvement and I knew neck surgery wasn't far off, but one day out of desperation stopped by a Chiropractor and after a few minutes he said I can't help you but I know what is wrong, a trapped nerve in the front of my shoulder. He sent me to me to a massage therapist who after 2 thirty minute sessions "untrapped" the nerve and the pain was completely gone.
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