For 3 months now, my shoulder blades are tight and felt tingling in the arms like cubital tunnel syndrome.?

I ocassionally play tennis but my ortho ruled out tennis.. is it pinched nerve? I've been going to physical therapy and it seems to help after the session but after a few days, it comes back. I went to neuro and ortho doctor and they found a small bulge on my neck.. but only recommended seeing a PT. I already finished my 12 weeks of therapy... didn't help. Any advice? Thanks

I would go to a massage therapist. It could be that your teres minor/major, infraspinatus, and subscapularis are tight and pushing on some of the nerves there. These are often neglected muscles, and they're a bit tricky to work. Find a good massage therapist who can do deep tissue and neuro muscular therapy and get them to focus on that issue.

I have a sensitive nerve in my C6-C7 area, and it causes numbness and tingling in my arm (C6) and my fingers (C7). It could be a problem with your C6. You could a pinched nerve, or a bulging disc, etc etc. You should talk to you doc about it.

You may possibly have adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder). I had it for eleven months and was finally relieved of it by physical therapy and home exercises.

Here is some info from the Mayo Clinic...and this is just the intro...URL in Source box.

PS: At first I thought it was bursitis. A cortizone shot did nothing for it. Also, I had it in both shoulders at once.

Take care...

Introduction
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. As the condition worsens, your shoulder's range of motion becomes markedly reduced. Frozen shoulder usually affects one shoulder at a time, although some people may eventually develop frozen shoulder in the opposite shoulder.

With treatments recommended by their doctors and through self-care efforts, most people with frozen shoulder eventually regain nearly full shoulder range of motion and strength as signs and symptoms improve.

First, know that there are different approaches to PT...if you haven't had the MDT approach, I highly suggest it. You can find a credentialled PT at: http://www.mckenziemdt.org
MDT practicioners are usually PTs (but can be MDs or DCs) who've completed extensive continuing education above and beyond their entry level degree for treating the type of problem you describe. These concepts are not learned at entry level education.


You are right, these are signs signficant of a pinched nerve (aka the bulging disc in your neck).

Other conservative options include cortisone injections, chiropractic care, etc.

But I highly recommend you see the PT with MDT experience...average episode of care is about 7 visits or less.