From your description, it's impossible to tell whether you've dislocated something, impinged something, torn something, bumped something, or just accelerated the aging process by 50 years. A "shooting" ache is generally associated with a nerve impingement, by which nerve impulses (say, from the neck or shoulders) are transmitted down an extremity resulting in phantom pain or discomfort far away from the impingement. But saying you have a "nerve impingement" is like saying you have a stuffy nose: the question is what's causing it. You could have dislocated a bone, thus entraining a nerve in the dislocation, or extreme tension in one area of the body could entrain the nerve, or you could have bumped something in your sleep and bruised the area around a nerve. The only way to tell is to see a doctor person if it continues. But if you're having trouble moving something, you shouldn't wait because delay could cause more lasting problems.
Meanwhile, I wouldn't recommend applying either heat or cold because the proper choice depends on the diagnosis and the wrong choice could make things worse. I would recommend anti-inflammatories (Advil, Motrin, Naproxin, etc.) and other no-harm feel-better stuff. Bourbon is also good. Also, bourbon. In a pinch, try bourbon.
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Date: 2005-10-31 04:48 pm (UTC)Chi ro prac tor.
From your description, it's impossible to tell whether you've dislocated something, impinged something, torn something, bumped something, or just accelerated the aging process by 50 years. A "shooting" ache is generally associated with a nerve impingement, by which nerve impulses (say, from the neck or shoulders) are transmitted down an extremity resulting in phantom pain or discomfort far away from the impingement. But saying you have a "nerve impingement" is like saying you have a stuffy nose: the question is what's causing it. You could have dislocated a bone, thus entraining a nerve in the dislocation, or extreme tension in one area of the body could entrain the nerve, or you could have bumped something in your sleep and bruised the area around a nerve. The only way to tell is to see a doctor person if it continues. But if you're having trouble moving something, you shouldn't wait because delay could cause more lasting problems.
Meanwhile, I wouldn't recommend applying either heat or cold because the proper choice depends on the diagnosis and the wrong choice could make things worse. I would recommend anti-inflammatories (Advil, Motrin, Naproxin, etc.) and other no-harm feel-better stuff. Bourbon is also good. Also, bourbon. In a pinch, try bourbon.