What's wrong with my shoulder?

Question

I talked to the athletic trainer at the school where we teach today about my shoulder hurting real bad. It hurts deep, and the majority of the pain is where i guess you'd call the back of my shoulder...like i said, feels deep. earlier, the pain ran down the back of my arm beneath the tricep, into my elbow. the pain in my elbow also felt deep earlier, but like i said, all of that pain has subsided. anyway, he did what i believe he called the "obrian test?"...or obrian diagnosis. it's where you hold your arm out in front of you, and try to push up against a downward pressure. when he did it, that's the spot where the pain was, deep in my shoulder. if there are any MD's out there that may know more about what this could be, or anybody that has/has had this pain, please let me know. he told me what he thought it "COULD" be, but didn't want to jump to conclusions. i want to see what others think.

Answer 1

You indicate no injury to the area, so will go from what you have presented By bringing in the pain in the arm, would indicate a neurological involvement..An inflamed nerve will cause a muscle or muscle group to go spastic. You do indicate an involvement with more than the brachial plexus.. Perhaps you need to have it evaluated and properly treated.

Answer 2

It sounds like a rotator cuff injury. The deltiods are the major shoulder muscles they you can see and feel, but underneath them are smaller rotator muscles that are easily injured. I'll bet money that's what you hurt.