went to the er sun night bc i had severe pain in my right shoulder. er doctor sd i have a calcium deposit thats causing tendonitis. just got my xray report today to bring to the dr and it says i dont have that and theres nothing wrong with my shoulder but i cant lift my arm over my head or move it around much bc i have a burning stabbing pain. how is the xray showing nothing? what else could be causing the pain that the xray wouldnt show? thanks

You might have Frozen Shoulder, My doctor thinks that is what I have. They have no idea what is the reason you get it and tell me it may take a year to go away if I do home exercizes it will help get range of motion back. MRI and Xray were negative.Let me know if you find anything more hopeful.

I had shoulder pain five years ago after lifting a case of copy paper. I had inflammation of the bursa sac. Now last Sat. it develped again. I feel like I want to die. I cannot sleep to turnover in bed without severe pain. Look up bursa sac or bursistis. I have a dr. appt. today so I will see what they say. it is very painful Marla20

It might be a pinched nerve causing all that pain. I have arthritis and spondylitis in my neck and I was having problems lifting my arm up for a while and the doctor said maybe it was a pinched nerve.

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I have similar pain in my left shoulder. Xrays showed mild osteoarthritis and a physical therapist and orthopedist also diagnosed shoulder instability (something about the joint) and bicep tendinitis. Had 2 rounds of physical therapy which help but sessions are limited by insurance so not really a long term solution.

Ice and ibuprofen help. I'm only 30 and I have to restrict my exercise and weights to things which don't require over head movement etc. Unfortunatlely I seem to sleep in positions that aggravate this condition..ugh.