I am so sorry, TammyDiane! That sounds incredibly painful and very hard to address. I have had similar pain, though I'm not sure if it is the exact same thing. The first thing I did was get a professional massage to ease the tightness. I think I finally had to get a muscle relaxant to get rid of the stiffness entirely. Acupuncture could be helpful too, if you have the time and resources.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. i hope you get some relief soon!

Hi TammyDiane!

PM was one of the of the first diagnoses I got when presenting with the onset of my CFS/SEID. I had stiffness in my shoulders as my first symptom that sent me to the ER. But along with that stiffness in my neck and shoulders muscles, I also had the fatigue, felt like I was catching the flu, felt feverish, couldn't stand up well......I think they singled out this "pain" and gave me the diagnosis of Polymyalgia because they didn't have a clue why I had all these other symptoms as well.

They were wrong! Be sure to tell your doctor that yes, you do have this pain and muscle stiffness, but you also have many other symptoms that contribute the diagnosis of CFS/SEID. I guess I just don't want them to give you muscle relaxants and send you on your way!! It's hard to make these doctors listen to us. Once we get to symptom number three...they've already written us off in their heads as a hypochondriac. I hope you have a really good doctor who listens well, and really cares! xoxo Let us know how it goes!

I am having shoulder pain that radiates down my arm.The left is worse than the right,but I feel it in both.My dr did an x-ray and it didnt show anything(I didnt think it would as my bone isnt broken lol) but she had to before getting an mri.when i googled the type of pain I was having,a rotator cuff tear came up.i dont know what it is.
Very limited range of mobility.Especially when trying to put on a jacket or reaching to shut off the alarm,turning over at night can have me yelping for 5 minutes.
Im going to read up on this pm and see if it fits,,,,,,' hope you get some answers and pain relief soon..xx

I mean my right is worse than my left..sheesh..brain fog please lift!

I don't think a rotator cuff injury is likely if you have pain on both sides. (Be careful using those symptom checkers. According to the one on WebMD I have a heart arrhythmia and should have died last week. ;) )

Hugs!

No, actually never heard of it til today. Thanks for the learning moment!
I was diagnosed with myofacial pain syndrome about 15 yrs ago. I found (finally) a PT who knows how to work trigger points and it helps a lot though I'm more sore the next day from the actual body work.
She uses the Graston technique, and it's the first thing that has ever actually helped. With this therapy I can drive some days for 30 min in each direction, it was not possible before her help.
For whatever reason, regular whole body massage makes me very nauseous, I think it might be all the lymph fluids or something. Too bad because it feels nice while it's being done, it's afterward I get sick for days. Reiki is very nice.