I wish I had an answer that fits all cases in our group, but I don't. I used to be in constant pain, and somehow it's less now. Various things helped, so many tried. Maybe I got number. But as with you, my shoulder hurts still--no doubt it needs an operation like the other one got years ago, but I'm not doing surgery. I do PT, pulling a band to strengthen the shoulder. Mild, constant, doesn't fix it, helps some.