I used to have incredible shoulder pain. It has improved with exercise. I used to freeze up with the pain and be afraid to move it. It is much better now that I know to ice it at first, MOVE it as much as possible, and have Rog push as hard as possible on the sorest spots (pressure points) while I deep breathe to relax the muscles.

One thing, though, my doc, an osteo, had me swing my arm behind me, whilst sitting, and sit on my hand. He said if I couldn't do that, it could be my rotator cuff. Fortunately it was not. Hope this is also the case for you, but it may be worth checking out.

kat