I'm not sure if this is really something relating to this area, but I was hoping someone here might be able to answer a question or two.

I have chronic muscle spasms in my neck and shoulder, but they usually don't bother me a lot. A few months ago I had a rotator cuff injury, and it seems to just keep getting worse. My doctor just told me to use lidoderm patches and ibuprofen for the pain, but it doesn't seem to affect it at all.

I do stretching exercises to help with spasms in my arms, legs and back. Does anyone know if it's better to try to do them with my shoulder when it's damaged, or is it better to try not to force more movement in it now? My range of motion is getting worse, I'm lucky if I can move it 30 degrees forward, not at all backwards, and about 15 degrees to the side.