Shoulder pain

[Atom1]

I get awful shoulder and neck pain. Could the steroids from my inhalers be stored in my muscles? Any ideas to lesson this?

[ChrissieMons]

Highly unlikely. Neck & shoulder pain is often associated with tension. If you’re not feeling 100% you can get very tense with worry. Look for the kind of relaxing exercises that might suit you - mindfulness, acupuncture, or more energetic stuff, depending on the kind of person you are.

[Atom1 in reply to ChrissieMons]

Thanks.

[Hidden]

What I noticed about myself was my neck&shoulder s got tense and very painful ,it turned out it started when I never wore my scarfs I've just noticed yesterday it had started again when I wear scarf it goes away,so mines are ready and waiting lol.

[Atom1 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks.

[Minushabens]

It might be worth making an appointment with a nurse to check your inhaler technique - I wonder if maybe you are pulling on your neck & shoulder muscles as you inhale & that could be causing the pain? It could be that you're trapping a nerve or causing some other irritation if you are breathing too hard or holding your head in an awkward way.

[Atom1]

Yes. Maybe. I'll check . Thanks.

[Tisher]

Hello. I have this too. I simy don't breathe in the way our body was designed to and suspect that's true for you too. I don't use my diaphragm etc as normal but breathe with a lot of forced pressure at the top of my chest. This of course is not a choice but due to my asthma . The consequence is that I am using muscles in my neck and upper chest in ways they weren't particularly designed for and the muscles that I should be using for my breathing are some what redundant . As everything is connected if you're not using one bit of a body properly it's not surprisingly that we also end up with deferred pain in other parts of the body. I have found a really gifted and knowledgeable osteopath even my GP sees her in fact that's how I found her. And that helps a lot in fact the only night I get a full nights sleep is after I've had an appointment with her

If you suspect this may be part of the picture for you see if you can be sent to a specialist physio who can teach you how to breathe using the correct muscles. It's crazy to think we would need to be taught but you would be surprised how our asthma has interfered with the natural process

[Atom1]

Yes. I think you might be right. I probably don't breath properly due to my asthma. I'll try to find a physio. Thanks

[risabel59]

Hi Atom, The steroids in your inhaler relieve inflammation in your lungs, but have low bioavailability to the rest of your Body. Steroid tablets could actually relieve the pain, but it would be a really bad idea to use them for this purpose!!!!

However tension in neck and shoulders is common with asthma. Exercises are the best cure, a session with a good physio or taking up yoga may be really helpful. Also there are some great neck stretches that might be helpful. YouTube is often good for self help.

Best

R

[Atom1]

Thanks

[eccosse]

your doc can arrange an appointment for you to see a physio

[Lorcas_15]

I go to yoga and pilates classes every week and feel I get a lot of benefit from the classes both physically and mentally, but I also get pain in the left hand side of my neck from time to time (like now). I never had it before I started using inhalers regularly but no idea what sets it off. Also I'm getting older too. My pilates teacher is a physio and I asked her about it. She advised me to keep my chin back (I tend to poke it forward). It didn't occur to me to mention my asthma so I may ask again. I'm not sure why poor breathing would affect only one side of my neck.

[andydandy]

My problem with steroids is a really slow heart rate (40) and extreme fatigue. Doc said to just use my ventolin with spacer every four hours. Not really working well though. Don't know what next step will be.

[Atom1]

Hope you feel better soon.