Is it gonna turn green and fall off?

Passerbye

So, I've had recurring pain in my right shoulder every couple of months for the last year or so, though I can remember it happening less often (once or twice a year) for the last 9 years. I'll have a day or two where it randomly (I didn't sleep on it wrong, I didn't lift anything heavy, etc) hurts along the top of the upper arm, where it connects to the shoulder. When my arm is down it's usually fine, but when I try to lift it forwards or backwards (rather than straight out from the shoulder) it's a sharp, burning pain after the 15 degree angle mark, sometimes bad enough to make me pause and have my arm feel a bit numb. Usually this goes away, as I said, within a couple of days. The last two times though it's been longer, this time it's been around for three days thus far and doesn't seem to be getting better (though it's also not getting worse). Ibuprofen doesn't help, nor does soaking in hot water or massaging the muscle groups.

I've had tendonitis in my wrist before and while this isn't nearly as severe, nor does it have the weird nerve-pain of that, it does feel similar. Could it be tendonitis? If so, where's it coming from when I haven't slept wrong or lifted heavy things?

tl;dr Random recurring shoulder pain upon movement, traditional methods of muscle pain treatment don't work.

Thank you in advance.

The Black Hunter

I think heart problems can lead to arm flow issues

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Falx

Slightly more optimistically, it could be a tendon or even a pinched nerve. Worn cartilage maybe?

Passerbye

Pinched nerve seems more likely, I do a lot with my hands. Doesn't repetitive action cause all kinds of nerve problems?

Usagi

Passerbye wrote: »

Pinched nerve seems more likely, I do a lot with my hands. Doesn't repetitive action cause all kinds of nerve problems?

Yep, also poor posture brought on by long hours standing oddly or sitting in front of the computer - I have similar problems when I'm working overtime or just generally stressed and unconsciously sit hunched over.

Especially if you're having numbness or shooting pains, go see a doctor.

Topweasel

Any chance you suffered like a Rotator cuff injury way back in the day and didn't get an MRI. You can go your whole life never getting it fixed but depending on lifting and exercise I could see this becoming more problematic. I know at least one person that let it go for about 3 years before actually doing the surgery but he only did it because of his hobbies and exercise regiment would cause him to regress every 3-4 months. I don't completely know of the systems of said regression outside pain so it might not be it.

My Tip if something is going numb for long periods of time, and its reoccurring. See a doctor. Might need to do some blood tests take an MRI.

Passerbye

It's not going numb for long periods of time (just for a couple seconds when the pain is bad) and the pain isn't shooting, it's sharp and burning. The pain isn't constant, either, it's only there in certain arm positions. It's not inside the shoulder, it's on the top of the upper arm where it connects to the shoulder. Rotator cuff injuries hurt within the shoulder itself.