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Q: What's Causing Unexplained Shoulder Pain ?
asked by: john30563 on November 12th, 2007
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I started experiencing should pain in my right shoulder about 5 months ago. It has always been intermittent. Sometimes it is unbearable, sometimes it is a constant pain. The pain seems to be in the top of my shoulder where my arm meets the shoulder. When it had gotten so bad that I could not play basketball with my daughter or throw the football with my son without being in pain for days after, I decided to see my PCP. He assumed since the pain was 5 months old, I needed an MRI. After the MRI the radiologist's report stated I had no ligament and/or joint damage in the shoulder. He did however see a possible bone marrow edema/bone lesion/small fracture in my clavicle in the shoulder. The PCP doc determined I needed a bone scan. So today after the nuclear medicine bone scan that radiologist sees nothing abnormal in the scan of the shoulder. I can feel the shoulder pop when moving it. I am now almost $3K into this thing and still have no explanation of what is going on or what we are going to do. Insurance has picked up the bulk of the bill, but I just need some help on questions to ask now. I have to wait on the PCP to refer me to an orthopedic, or the insurance doesn't pay. Thanks!!!
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yogahoneybunny
replied on November 14th, 2007
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Did the MRI test for muscle damage? You mentioned the ligament, but there are quite a few muscles that join up in the shoulder joint. Also, have you identified the exact rotation that causes the pain? (internal v. external rotation for example)
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moonfox
replied on November 18th, 2007
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My shoulder problem didn't show up on anything. I had three MRIs, an Ultra sound, EMG, X-rays, everything. It took four years to diagnois that I had A traumatic Multidirectional instabilityand only because they finally went and looked inside to see what's wrong. You might not have that but make sure they look at your neck and if nothing else shows up don't wait long before you ask them just to look. The pain might spread.

Did your shoulder pop before your arm started hurting? Also, the instability sometimes won;t show up on MRis because you're laying flat. Mine was so loose the surgeon could just lift it up with no resistance.
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