Hi All,

The other day I was playing softball and stupidly tripped and fell while running and throwing the ball. I landed on my left shoulder/neck/left side of my head. At the time I had the wind knocked out of me, and for the rest of the night felt a pain in my shoulder. The pain feels like it is in my left collar bone. I do not think it is broken, as I can still move my arm.

When sitting I feel a slight pain. It is painful to lift my arm over my head, pull my arm towards my body and bring my arm up in a throwing motion, hanging my arm down.. Also, sitting in various positions hurt.

I have been taking advil and trying to keep any strain off my shoulder. Does anyone have any suggestions as to treatment?

Thanks

I am having sharp pains just below my right shoulder blade lately. Like stabbing sharp pains. Sometimes it feels like there is a knot there. I’ve had my boyfriend try rubbing it but it doesn’t go away. Hmmm additional details… I spend a lot of my nights at work washing dishes leaned over a sink all night but i try to stand up straight to stop back pain… umm i just got a new mattress, hmmm oh and i have a very slight curve in my spine but that has never been where it hurts. I have some Lodine that was prescribed to me recently when i fell down the stairs and hurt my hip. should i just take that? its an anti-inflamitory. maybe i hurt my back and didn’t realize it until now??

I dislocated my shoulder last year and after an xray showed no bone damage but a dark circle over the bone , i then had an ultrasound scan which showed a partial tear in my supraspinatus the main tendon in my shoulder. I have very little pain but my shoulder aches when i carry weight, I have been refered to a consultant shoulder surgeon but i dont feel it necesary. Are there any other treatments available?

The muscle that connects to the back of your shoulder joint, goes across your shoulder & up into the neck is always sore & swollen. Causes stiff neck and for my neck to crack, it is very painful & visibly swollen. I have tried the regular dr, chiropractic, accupuncture, accupressure, cranial sacral therapy, massage, structural integration & nothing is helping. With each treatment it felt better for a week or two so I would start to have hopes that it was working, then it would just go back to being painful. Anyone have ANY ideas??

Don’t comment on telling me to go to a doctor, I have been and still am. I want real commentary, not some rude comment. Thanks.

Anyway, I was involved in a car accident in October 08. I was at a complete stop when I was rear ended by an SUV going 50 mph and slammed into the car in front of me. I went to the hospital where I was diagnosed with a partially separated shoulder and whiplash. I then went to an orthopedic who told me I had a neck strain. He had me get an MRI (which was a wk after the wreck) and it showed no bulging disks. He later told me the facet joints coming off of my spine were unaligned. He put me on pain medication, rest w/ cervical collar, then to PT. PT released me back to him because there was too much inflammation to realign the joints. Pain was not resolved. I went back and he diagnosed me with shoulder bursitis due to the shoulder separation. He then gave me a cortisone injection directly into the shoulder joint. Pain resolved a little in my shoulder but was back after two weeks. I went back and he wanted to try an epidural cervical block, where they make injections directly to the facet joints. It provided no relief at all. He then made me have a bone scan done to check for fractures. It showed no fractures. I go back tomorrow. Anyone with any ideas, or any similar experiences? It is not Feb. almost March and I have no relief. The pain lately has seemed to get worse. I have had headaches, pain on the left side of my face, tingling & numbness in left arm, pain in left shoulder blade, pain and swelling in left side of neck, swelling on the back of my head on the left side just below the occipital lobe, loss of range and motion, difficulty swallowing sometimes. The pain has been so bad some days that it had caused me to vomit due to its intensity.

Also, he has seemed to try every method of nonsurgical treatment, should I consider surgery?

Thanks so much.
was looking for someone who may have shared the experience, or any ideas. I wasn’t looking for someone to diagnose me.

I’ve had the same deep tissue knot underneath my shoulder blade for a couple of months now, and also pain in my neck on the same side. My neck hurts so bad that some days I can’t turn it all the way. I’ve also got a dull ache in my forearm on the same side and some tingling.

I finally made an appointment with the doctor on Wednesday and I’m curious as to what she might say or prescribe?

I’ve been to physical therapy for a similar instance years ago, and it did NOTHING.

My mom gave me a flexiril (sp) and it just made me fall asleep. I need something that will not effect work! Motrin does not seem to do much for me, and either does the heating pad.

I guess what I’m really asking is, what has worked for you? Which med should I ask for? What kind of treatment should I ask for?

I have been having some pain, but mainly a numb sort of tingling in what feels to be the muscle underneath my right shoulder blade. Has anyone had this before? If so, what was the diagnosis and treatment?

My farther had an operation on his shoulder and as instructed by the doctors is trying and use it more, this causes him quite some pain. The doctor said that normally they would advice he take ibuprofen. However he is allergic to it as well as aspirin. so i was wondering what other over the counter medicines there are or if his only choice is paracetamol.

My sports medicine doc thinks i have a torn labrum in my right shoulder. its been aching more 2 months and pt has not helped at all. my pt sent me to my sports med doc and he ordered an mri. im getting it done on june 4. what would be the treatment if i have a torn labrum? the pt has not helped at all and im 13 by the way. what else could it be? i also have random numbness, limited mobilitly, and it is sensitive to move in certain positions and im in pain almost always.

I’m a 22 year old female and have had severe shoulder pain for 4 years.

Before anyone tells me, I have been to the doctors and have an ultrasound scan at the hospital tomorrow. Thats why I’m asking

What sort of thing can cause this long term pain? I want to read about possible causes so if they mention something I will know what they are talking about!

There was no impact and I don’t play any sports/do litte physical activity on doctors advice (another unrelated condition). Its mainly my left shoulder but for the past year its been creeping across to my right shoulder too. The most painful movement is lifting upwards.

I can’t wait to get to the bottom of this, it will be so great to know whats wrong with it so hopefully there will be a treatment!

Thanks