Left shoulder pain

[Fallingtopieces34]

I've had a painful left shoulder for just over a week. Was literally driving and got a shooting pain in elbow and wrist then next day my shoulder started hurting around shoulder blade trapezius area. Its so painful. I booked a physio appointment who gave me a deep tissue massage (super painful and the physio send my left side was a lot more tense than right) it did help for a few days and felt marginally better. I've been taking ibuprofen and literally have a hot water bottle attached to my shoulder. Today I put a coat and jumper on and within 5 minutes of having my coat on it started to get really painful, pain in shoulder, elbow and wrist. It became less so when I removed coat. Any idea what it could be? Just to add doesn't actually hurt to move the arm or anything but I can no longer lay on my left side in bed as that aggravates it?

Did the physio not give you any stretches to do as a massage alone isn't enough to resolve muscular issues.

Yes a few very basic ones which I have been doing everyday. They don't seem to be doing much.

You have to give it time. You've probably got years of tightness to undo. A massage will kick start the process but you must do your stretches properly several times a day for a few weeks. Also watch your posture and don't stay in one position for long, especially if work at a desk.

Try an osteopath.

Thanks everyone. Im Happy to give it time as long as it works. I was just concerned by how suddenly it came on and got worse.

And especially the coat thing started off not to bad but within minutes of having my coat on pain was worse its been