I too have chronic shoulder pain. Mine is from an accident several years ago. I did have surgery on the second and third (discectomy and fusion). The pain in my back stopped but i continued to have the shoulder and upper arm pain. My skin is sore on my arm and my palm and little finger are numb and tingling. I have had the MRI (2) and Xrays but it shows nothing. 2 ortho physicians told me they do not know the problem (or maybe they didn't want to deal with it). The Chriropractor stated it may be a dislocation or a stress fracture that occured at time of accident. I am so disappointed in the ortho doctors having no interest whatsoever. Can someone help us?

I also have had shoulder pain from an multi-vehicle accident. I'm still dealing with ongoing pain and suffering,had two MRI one with dye they found that I have two tears and a cyst but it seems none of the doctors want to help me out. I have only the use of my lower part elbow down on my left arm and now am suffering with tennis elbow because I do try to use the lower part to aid me in my everyday life. Have not returned to work going on three years I've gotten a lawyer involved now cause I'm tired of suffering my life has changed emensley. I cannot lift my arm on it's own or move it away from my body, it's like not having an arm but with pain always. Just moving or sliding along my stomach for support. I wish our health care system is in need of change especially for the people who really need it. I know whats wrong now it needs to be fixed whats it gonna take me going to college and becoming a doctor.

A month ago, I was just walking down an aisle when a sharp pain started in my shoulder. I did nothing unusual to my knowledge. The pain extended to my arm and then into my wrist. Soon a sharp pain became noticable on the back of my hand.
Got looked over by many doctors. Xrays and MRI have only shown a small cyst. They recommend waiting it out until the pain gets worse or better (which is actually great advice, although it isn't getting better).
It is in my right arm. Turning a steering wheel with my right arm to the left, always triggers pain. Hanging my arm at my side will trigger all arm parts to eventually hurt.
I feel as if I have tennis elbow, shoulder tear and carpal tunnel (wrist/palm).

Unlike others here, I have full use of my arm, except across body and above head.

I have no solutions, but I wanted this thread to know, you are not alone in your mystery injury/pain.

Good luck

Shoulder Cyst
I have recently been diagnosed as having a shoulder cyst. I have been suffering all of the same symptoms as Timma for years and have constantly been fobbed off by being told to exercise and stretch, (I'm an exercise teacher for goodness sake..!) and have now had two injections in my shoulder. Following each injection the pain came back worse than ever (I think the steriod has caused the cyst to grow bigger).
Although my shoulder is restricted in nearly all movements, including hanging by my side, I have refused to let it cease up completely through fear of it becoming a frozen shoulder, so I've exercised it constantly in every possible movement and position and, in doing so I've probably irritated the cyst and made the pain worse. However I still have full use of my arm, etc.
The syptoms also affect my neck with pain going right up the back of my head, over the top to my eyebrow, causing sever headaches. My jaw aches, my ear aches and I sometime go deaf..!
I refuse to be fobbed off any longer and am determined to push this through until I am satisfactorily treated. I have paid into the NHS for many years; I'm entitled to it.
Watch this space and I'll tell you how I get on..!

Pilates Lady

Keep us informed on this...I had a few steroid shots myself and they did more harm than good...Good luck...

Caroline

I has shoulder surgery a year ago thinking it was rotator cuff come to find out luckily it was a hook at the end of my collar bone and the rotator cuff was trapped underneath,they removed the end of the collarbone with the hook and released the rotator cuff. Months after the surgery i was still having pain went back had an mri showed a small cyst was told hopefuly it would burst on it's own. went back in may cause the pain was getting worse did another mri cyst grew to 3 1/2 centimeters decided it was time to remove it surgery scheduled for sept 8th. I have had the severe headaches the tightness across my chest thought i was having a heart attack apparently the cyst is pushing against the muscle and nerves which is causing these symptoms hopefully the surgery will help since it's on my domninant side.

THis is Timma.
I took the advice of three doctors, inflamation medicine and time. It's been 3 months, and it is gradually worsening. Now when the pain comes hard, it is almost tkaing over my entire thought process.
The prog is that a small lower labral tear has leaked fluid forming a cyst that may cause a discomfort along with the tear.

I am going to get surgery, I feel there is no other option.
I am not going to live on percosets all my life. (puke)

My cyst was removed 9/8/09 after it was removed they found a complete tear of the rotator cuff it could not be seen on the mri because the cyst was hiding it i am 3 weeks post-op and feeling great just started therapy it's rough but it still feels better than before the surgery.