My husband has chronic shoulder pain.He now uses a joy stick with electronic wheels.Has anyone had any treatment for this condition? He sleeps on his back and still gets this pain through out the night. I read on this site that someone used pillows at night to help with the pain. Has anyone had physio or any other type of treatment?

i had treatment for this condition back in 06.my left shoulder was killin me,rt. in the joint.i had a bulging disk at c5/6 pressing on the nerve that ran to my arm,no big deal to get it fixed,i walked into the hospital and the idiot surgeon cut into my cord and now im ac5/6 quad.anyway now im getting the same pain in my right shoulder.it even hurts to breathe in.this could be your problem.hope this helps.

I think I might be the one who talked about the pillows,,,,, I sleep on my back, most nights,, and have found that if I put a small pillow under each of my shoulders and upper arms, I get a lot of relief.

My problem is either bursitis or tendonitis,,, depending on which doctor I'm seeing,,,,, but I get cortisone shots in each shoulder,,, into the bursa,,, every six months or so,, and it helps a lot.

When you're using your arms in place of your legs,,,, something's gotta give, eventually.
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After 55 years of wheeling my shoulders are damaged beyond repair. I always have some pain, but it gets worse at night. The only surgical remedy is shoulder joint replacement, and that is not a good option. Consequently, I am left to medications. I am currently using tramidol, tylenol, and meloxicam, which reduce the pain to a level I can live with.

I find Ketoprofen gel rubbed into sore shoulders helps for a while. In the UK it is available on prescription.