Can I recover from a upper spine, rear delt issue?

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Hi BBM team. I am 26 years old and for the past few years I have been having pain in the close to the cervical are due to an accident.

The pain usually starts close to the spine but more precisely at the right rear dealt and it can be felt throughout the right part of the body, like numbness.

I have been doing physio as without it the pain increases quickly and intensifies.(so much so I cannot sleep)

I have also been lifting regularly.

My physio doctor suggests that the condition will not get better and I need to continue doing physio just to maintain my ability to function.

I don’t have pain during exercise or physio, but I do if I put my arm in a weird position, after I do any overhead movement or I dont do physio.

However from the material I have read on BBM it seems that I could get better to a point where I could do regular exercise but not suffer from pain the moment I stop physio.

Is it theoretically possible to eventually recover from this so that physio does not become a necessity anymore and my physio might be misguided it not seeing a way out? Could there be a different entry point, especially for rear delt and back physio?

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Selenica.renato,

Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum. Happy to have you.

Because I don’t know what condition(s) you are dealing with, it is difficult to say whether your specific issue needs ongoing, direct management or if you can “recover” to the point to have no restrictions on activity.

If you have a specific diagnosis, I may be able to provide some feedback. Years of physiotherapy seems inappropriate to me off the cuff, but I can’t say for sure.

-Jordan

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Thank you soo much for the reply Jordan.

I think the term translated from my native language would be: “Cervicobrachial Syndrome”
From tests I have done (I think they are EMGs), and hopefully they have been done correctly, I don’t have nerve damage.

Thank you again for all the input and resources you guys provide.

-Renato

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I see. That specific diagnosis is fairly complex for a number of reasons relating to diagnostic uncertainty. My feeling is that lifelong PT seems like an poor solution, but there may be more to the story pending details of your specific case, response to treatment(s), and more.

I think this is best suited for a consultation with our pain and rehab team, if possible. We can be reached at support@barbellmedicine.com

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