soapdragon Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 After my hip op back in Feb I couldn't lie on my right side (my preferred and more comfy side!) so after 6 weeks on my back, resorted to lying on my left side for months. Consequently my left shoulder is now painful and the muscle in my upper arm very sore. When I do backward shoulder rolls there is a horrible crunching sound. I have bought a wheat bag to heat in the microwave but I'm not really sure when/how often I should be using it and for how long so any advice would be very welcome. I think that I'm going to have to give in and try and get a GP appointment at some point (also have a very sore right thumb joint.....grr!) but would like to see if the heat helps in the interim. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, soapdragon said: After my hip op back in Feb I couldn't lie on my right side (my preferred and more comfy side!) so after 6 weeks on my back, resorted to lying on my left side for months. Consequently my left shoulder is now painful and the muscle in my upper arm very sore. When I do backward shoulder rolls there is a horrible crunching sound. I have bought a wheat bag to heat in the microwave but I'm not really sure when/how often I should be using it and for how long so any advice would be very welcome. I think that I'm going to have to give in and try and get a GP appointment at some point (also have a very sore right thumb joint.....grr!) but would like to see if the heat helps in the interim. TIA! Don’t think you can overdo it, really. I need to apply heat to a jaw muscle and my physio said to do it as often as possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 When I've hurt myself, I reheat them as soon as they have gone cold. When I had my first frozen shoulder I bought myself a mini electric blanket - about the size of a cushion - £20 from Argos - and it is just the right size to wrap around my shoulder and keep it warm. It had different heat settings and a timer that turns it off after 3 hours, although I just turn it on again. The massage lady I see now also said that if you have heated seats in your car that it was a good idea to use them all the time no matter what the weather. I would love heated seats...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 A friend has a chair massage thingy. It looks somewhat like a car seat cover and it’s heaven! It massages, heats, pokes, prods and kneads. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
