Could I have a frozen shoulder? or what else?

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Over the last couple of weeks I have experienced quite severe pain which seems to be coming from deep inside my right shoulder. This pain lasts a few hours and is very uncomfortable (stopped me sleeping last night) but goes as quickly as it comes. I would liken the pain to dental pain but it doesn't seem to restrict movement at all.

There doesn't seem to be a particular thing that triggers the pain, last night i was lying in bed, last week i was the passenger in a car when it came on.

Could this be a "frozen shoulder" starting or what else could it be? I haven't done anything recently where i might have obviously damaged my shoulder.

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CAPP0 said:

I have very similar symptoms to you (the "toothache" description fits it perfectly) and it also comes and goes, but I know mine was caused by a skiing fall just over 3 weeks ago. It has taken a while to work my way through the AxaPPP system but I have an appointment with a consultant this evening. I'll report back - but if you don't recall damaging yours then it may be another issue. I did see a physio and he said that if I didn't get this looked at and sorted, THEN it could lead to frozen shoulder, and in his words, "you don't want that" - so maybe yours is not frozen yet, but it looks like you ought to get it looked at.

Cheers, I deal with doctors at work on a daily basis. I think when I am back on Thurs i will ask one for their thoughts. Will be quicker than the three weeks it will take to get an appointment.

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Been for a brisk 5 mile run this afternoon and not the slightest bit pain from my shoulder, I can't understand how it was hurting like hell 12hrs earlier then nothing?

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Squiggs said:

A frozen shoulder restricts arm movement and gives you pain like you never thought possible - I read in a couple of places accounts of the pain and women who had had a frozen shoulder said the pain is worse than child birth!
I first noticed pain throwing a ball for the dog and put it down to a pulled muscle. A few months on and I couldn't lift my hand above my head. I had two cortisone/saline injections into the shoulder joint, physio and pain killers but nothing helped.
Sleeping was the worst. I kept waking the missis with my sudden crying out. ..... once comfy the slightest movement resulted in pain!!! If I did fall asleep my arm used to go numb (like severe pins and needles but without the sensation of pins and needles) and I had to use my other hand to move it - and the pain!!!!!!!
Putting on a shirt or tee shirt was agony and I had to be helped into a coat.
2 years on and whilst I don't get any pain now I still haven't got full movement back.
So I just hope for your sake that it isn't a frozen shoulder and that if it is it can be caught early enough to let the cortisone/saline injections help.
Good luck fella

Its nowhere near as bad as you describe, theres no restriction of movement at all at the minute and its not even hurting either.

I am dreading going to bed tonight though in case it starts playing up again.