all of a sudden this past week i have been having a horrible sharp pain in my right shoulder everytime i breathe in and laugh. Some parts during the day its really bad and sometimes its not. It hurts at night sometimes its hard to sleep.

I am 53 and if someone out there can let me know what can be used for shoulder pain as I have had surgery and there is arthritis in my shoulder, kindly advise me. It is becoming unbearable and all I do is cry because of the pain. Going for treatment did not help – so PLEASE someone out there, tell me what I can use or do to get rid of the pain. The surgery was done on 30th Jan 2008. Thanking you kindly. Deanne Mindszenty

When I wake up my shoulder hurts a bit… But after sitting at my desk and using my mouse even for 5 or 10 minutes I have Extreme shoulder pain. Vicodin doesn’t even help it. Could it be caused by using my mouse? Like some type of carpal tunnel?

At work tonight I started feeling this pain under my left shoulder blade by my spine that intensifies as I inhale, slouch, or stretch certain ways. I try massaging it but it feels too deep. If they could be related, I just got over a cold and I have exercise induced asthma.

Hi, I’ve had this shoulder blade pain for about a year now. I’m 16 years old. It’s my left shoulder blade and I’m right handed. It’s a weird burning/pinching feeling surrounding my shoulder blade. I don’t know how else to describe it. What could it be and should I get it checked out? It’s annoying because it has been happening for a year now.

I have always have this moderate pain when driving bus (work). Recently it got worse, I always get this pain that feels like a lot of needles are poking my skin from the inside (Area around my shoulder and my neck). Could this be serious? Anyway to cure it?

Hi, I have recently brokenn my shoulder annd collar bone inn a motorcycle accident. I have been to the doctors anbd they have given me ann arm support but said to take the codine I take for my bad back as pain relief. The codinne I have is not giving me any relief at all and I am in a lot of pain – I have tried using heat but it didnt really help either – Any1 got any suggestions please??

I’ve had pain in the left side of my neck for the past 7 or 8 months but it has gotten worse lately. I have noticeable rock hard knots along the left side of my spine on neck to shoulder blade. The pain often radiates down my left arm and back. I’ve never had problems like this before and I really don’t know where to start. Should I go to a chiropractor, masseuse? Is there any at home remedies I could try? Special pillow? Heat? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

I started karate lessons about a week ago and for the last two days I’ve been taking hour-long classes. When I woke up this morning, I had pain in my right shoulder which is the one that I do most punches with. It’s odd, because I didn’t have any pain during my class. It’s not that severe-it just hurts to rotate it. Is it possible I pulled a muscle? How long do these sorts of things take to heal? And what should I do to help it heal faster?
Thanks in advance!

With my job, I vaccum for several hours straight. My shoulder is killing me! It’s not the muscles aching, there’s a horrible knot that’s even visible to others. At first I rubbed it out, but now the pain is getting worse and I can hardly touch it. What do I do?