Sharp left shoulder pain?
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at
12:18 am
For quite a few years now, unexpectantly i get a severe pain in my left shoulder. The pain is that bad my whole body tightens. It only lasts for seconds then the pain goes away completely. I have never been in any accidents or broken any bones. My doctor seems useless. Anyone know what this could be?
Yes there is a history of heart disease in my family. My mum and grandad have had heart attacks and their blood pressure would be high occasionally
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I believe what you might be experiencing is called encapsulation it occurs when the muscle that lays over your shoulder blade gets pinched underneath, i get it usually when i sleep on the effected side. in bad cases the pain could last up to three days. some other problems could be ;
Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a condition that causes restriction of motion in the shoulder joint. The cause of a frozen shoulder is not well understood, but it often occurs for no known reason. Frozen shoulder causes the capsule surrounding the shoulder joint to contract and form scar tissue.
Bursitis | Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
The most common diagnosis in patients with shoulder pain is bursitis or tendonitis of the rotator cuff.
Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator cuff tears occur when the tendons of the rotator cuff separate from the bone. Surgery is sometimes necessary for this condition.
Hope this helps!!
i had the same exact thing. where it comes randomly and it comes hard! go see a chiropractor.
Ever carry a really heavy bookbag of sorts? I know how you feel.
might be burtius
Do you have high blood pressure or a family history of heart problems. I know this sounds like a stretch but pain in the left shoulder is often a symptom of heart issues (look up the symptoms of a heart attack).
The only reason I throw this out there is because you mentioned your whole body tightening up which makes it a little suspicious.
I mean, I may be wayyyy off here. I don’t know what exactly you are feeling and it may just be a nerve issue but I felt the need to mention that because the consequences of missing something like that can be so serious.
If you have some of the qualifiers for heart disease or something, I would have the doctor run some heart tests.
Hopefully, it’s just some quirky nerve thing.