I have this fairly regularly.
I DO have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS).

If you have, take a muscle relaxer,
get some moist heat there.
Or, even menthal Gel. (NEVER BOTH TOGETHER!) It'll burn your skin.

And, SLOWLY, Gently stretch your range of motion.
That is, stretch to slightly beyond where the pain starts, in All directions.
ears to shoulders, turn head each way, chin to chest and look up!
Do this slowly, very slowly.
Then, if you have someone to gently massage the area, get some circulation going.
Then repeat.
Do this several times a day.


A Chiropractor is great for this sort of thing!

I hope you get some relief soon.. But, if you just let it "lock up", it'll get worse.
You've got to keep it moving. Especially if you're certain nothing is broken.

I'm not a doctor, this is why I suggest a chiropractor.
I've been dealing with this since 1983.

Let us know!

Pete

will do that.. left work early and seeing my dr again he seems concerned. getting massaged this evening by son gonna use warm lotion see if it helps too.. will try ur technical way as well so ty all.

I am so sorry to hear you are in such pain. It does sound like Frozen Shouler though. The freezing stage is extremely painful. I have had frozen shoulder in both shoulders. I am in the unfreezing stage on the left after three years of frozen shoulder. be careful if they want to give you any cortison shots as this does not always help frozen shoulder. I am actually thinking that the cortisone shot that I had for my frozen shoulder might have caused some damage and possibly RSD based on how its acting.

If it is frozen shoulder look up the Neil Ascher technique and try to find a therapist that treats this way. I hear that they have pretty good success with it.