Medical question, shoulder problem

I'm having problems raising my left arm above my shoulder. I have no problem on my right side.

It's not a muscle issue because if I grimace through the pain I can get it above my shoulder.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Why in the world would anybody want to raise their left arm above their shoulder?

Subject: Re: Medical question, shoulder problem

itinnyc wrote: I'm having problems raising my left arm above my shoulder. I have no problem on my right side.

It's not a muscle issue because if I grimace through the pain I can get it above my shoulder.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

we're not doctors, we just play them online.

I'm not a doctor, but I remember someone that I knew having those symptoms and it turned out to be something called "bursitis". Check it out

This is my favorite medical thread. My answer is particularly profound.
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=45840&highlight=lyme

It could be bursitis. I had this for years and as it got progressively worse (shoulder stiffer, I could not lift the arm above being staight out from my body without great pain), I eventually had rotator cuff surgery (you're in and out the same day). A doctor will probably prescribe exercise and tylenol but this doesn't always do the trick; it may not get worse but it's not one of those things that will get better with time...

Some time ago I broke my shoulder in a skiing accident. I was unable to raise my arm above my shoulder for several months. X-rays showed that a piece of the bone had been torn away from the shoulder.

So, has that part of your body suffered any physical trauma recently?

Subject: Re: Medical question, shoulder problem

itinnyc wrote: I'm having problems raising my left arm above my shoulder. I have no problem on my right side.

It's not a muscle issue because if I grimace through the pain I can get it above my shoulder.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Tendonitis.

It's obviously leprosy. Soon you'll lose your nose.

Mamacita wrote: It's obviously leprosy. Soon you'll lose your nose.