(October 6, 2017 at 5:32 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: shoulder pain, lotsa shoulder pain
had Dr look at it, trying motrin and a few other palliatives and time, but it's not any better, and googling hasn't helped either. I don't seem to have a 'conventional' cause for the pain.
I ruled out RA, but despite Dr seeing some OA in the joint, symptoms do not seem to match that at all. When it's bad it radiates down arm and up into neck, amazingly similar to stiff neck from 'sleeping on it funny', but it comes on whenever, and only when the shoulder pain starts lighting up seriously.
Effing annoying.
Have you looked into RSI? Do you know what brought it on? Ie have you been doing any fine repetitive movements lately, like using a mouse for a repetitive task?
I only suggest this because you said it doesn't have a conventional cause and RSI fits into that category as well and affects similar areas (ie the arms mainly).
Anyway, RSI is all about referred pain from the back, caused by tension and/or bad posture... so it manifests in the arms but it actually comes from the back. So when I had it at its worst, my miracle cure... well relief for a while at least... came from deep back massages that got rid of all that stiffness and tension; they were part of my physio and, although painful, they were the highlight of my week. So you've mentioned stiffness as well, so maybe you could try that and see if it helps? Maybe get your partner to do it or something? All it requires basically is really digging in with your fingers, and getting all those knots out. And if you don't have a masseuse available, all you need is a tennis ball and you stand with your back to a wall, will the ball between you and the wall, and move your body to roll the ball across your back... it's basically the poor man's back massage but it really works ... and it is what my physio suggested I do inbetween sessions.
Anyway I hope that helps It might be completely off the mark but it's something to look into if you want to.