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Right arm and shoulder pain while running distances.


Sent to Health Experts September 18, 2006 2:36 p.m.

My 12 year old daughter experiences pain in her right shoulder and arm after running fairly long distances--- usually after a mile. She is a basketball player and runs cross country. She has never experienced the pain while playing basketball, even in tournaments where she may play 4 games a day--- but she has ecperienced this shoulder and arm pain (always on the right) since she has been 8 years old. What do you think could cause this?

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Female , Age: 12

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It only hurts during the excersise--- it calms down instantly after races and it never hurts until a pretty good distance is covered, so we have not sought any treatment.
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Sent September 20, 2006 1:06 p.m. (1 day and 22 hours later)

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So far this is very disapointing----- no response-   My question is very complete.
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September 20, 2006 2:30 p.m. (1 hour and 24 minutes later)
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It's obviously related to the running from what you describe, but the question is what happens when she runs that doesn't happen at other times. Perhaps when she runs, the "bouncing" is irritation a nerve, or perhaps the way she holds the arm is pinching the nerve while running, then released when she stops. There are nerves that come from the spinal cord, through the shoulder and then down the arm and into the hand and fingers. The position of the head could be a factor with the cervical root of these nerves. If the chin protrudes too far out from the shoulders, she could be impinging on the cervical "facets." It would take a bit of time for the nerve to become inflamed once she starts running and as she runs farther, the chin may be coming out past the shoulders more and more. 12 year olds heal a lot faster than us old fogies, so maybe she just recovers quickly from this as well. I would suggest that she get a MRI of the neck and the shoulder, and see a pediatric orthopedist. This will determine if there is anything to be done to keep the area from getting worse.


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