Severe shoulder pain

Does your neck hurt too? I told my physio that my neck and shoulder were hurting and he said my neck muscles were very tight but my shoulder muscles felt ok and the shoulder pain was reflective pain from my neck.

Go see a decent osteopath

It won't be frozen shoulder.
Could be a whole host of things from impingement, SLAP, ACJ, tendonitis etc.
Don't waste time with the GP, see an osteopath or physio, who'll conduct various orthopedic tests as well as going over the onset etc. They can refer you if need be after that.

Frozen shoulder

If it helps the physio said with a soft tissue injury you can move, but it hurts.
The frozen shoulder restricts your movement.
Mine was at 50% when assessed.

My physio recognised my frozen shoulder as soon as I tried to do those movements

I'd had mild pain that I put down to returning to exercise. One morning I woke up to it frozen. I thought it was a tendon for a while, but was wrong

Get yourself seen and on waiting list ASAP.

I've had 2 frozen shoulders.
There's usually a build up /lead in before the extreme pain sets in .
Unusual I think for it to present over night.

This might help - differences between frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury:

https://www.blkmaxhospital.com/blogs/rotator-cuff-tear-and-frozen-shoulder-how-are-the-two-different

Rotator cuff tendonitis.
Classic symptoms.

Find a good physiotherapist as this can become chronic and you need to know exactly how to load and strengthen the muscles.

I had the same

After no help from practice nurse and the gp wanting me to have a phone physio appointment ( like wtf) she did actually send me an email with exercises to do. I did them but not sure if they helped or it just cleared up on its own Was 7 weeks before actually seeing the physio ( first time I was actually examined) and 3 weeks after that until it felt better. Still not 100% though now

To minimise pain, when you get dressed, using your T-shirt example, put the arm in sleeve on the painful side first, then slip T-shirt over your head, finally put unafected arm in sleeve.
To undress, do the opposite so, slide "good" arm out of sleeve, garment over head then slide garment off down sore side arm.

Had same last year and it was frozen shoulder. Went to the GP and got a steroid injection in the area and did some advised exercises and thankfully back to normal now.

Like some PPs I was also going to suggest a rotator cuff issue. I had this and it came on suddenly with no injury, and is only beginning to feel better a few months later. I do think you'll need to see a physio - they will be able to diagnose quickly based on which specific moments you are finding difficult, and give you targeting exercises.

I’ve had shoulder issues for years-frozen shoulders bilaterally (calcific tendinitis). Also OA. Had steroid injections in the past which helped massively. All quiet for a long period then right shoulder started again-horrendous pain. Saw GP, had xray and turned out to be rotator cuff tear. Physio was so helpful but you have to see the exercises through. I blame the bloody Dyson as so heavy to move (am 68). Whatever the diagnosis OP shoulder pain is agony. Good luck.

Sounds like FS .I'm i8 months in of bi lateral FS ..the fiest 6 months were hell,I couldn't dress myself, go shopping unless it was something from the middle shelf ,struggled to pull pants/ trousers up, scratch my head or even lock my own front door. I stupidly left it 6 weeks before seeing a physio by which tome I'd lost 90% of the range movement ...to cut a long story short,I had surgery on one side and currently been told it will take 6 to 9 moths for full recovery on that side and listed for surgery on the other...

I'm about 6 weeks into treatment for a rotator cuff injury. It's gradually improving with rest and exercises prescribed by the physio, but there are odd things that still hurt, e.g. changing a duvet cover, putting my arm into the sleeve of a tight dress.

Hope you feel better soon.

Self refer to nhs muskuloskeletal
Soubds like frozen shoulder
You could ask for ultrasound or mri
Chinese acupuncture moght help but it just takes time to resolve

I had something similar happen to me. I woke up one morning and my shoulder was incredibly painful ,and I couldn't lift it more than a few inches. It got more and more painful and lasted about 3 weeks. My doctor diagnosed Burstitas and gave me antiinflamatories, thankfully it never came back as it was horrendous.

Sounds like frozen shoulder. You have some movement which gradually reduces, and a lot of pain, then gradually both get better, but it can take many months.

I had similar. Rotator cuff. Look that up and see if the symptoms fit.
It just came on one day for no apparent reason.
Was given exercises to do but I must say they didn't help.

Was offered an injection and it's common to suffer with this for up to a year.

I have to say it did take about a year and even now a few years later I don't have the movement I used to when lifting my arm etc but I've learned to live with it.

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I have this. The physio said it was shoulder impingement. I have to get physio apparently.

for me, I can’t undo my bra and earlier when the cat knocked the tv earlier I jumped and this movement made me scream and roll around in agony. Normally it doesn’t hurt that much but I can’t lift my arm fully.