Hi, I was looking all over the internet about my shoulder pain and stumbled upon your post. I have a very similar problem to yours and I just wanna know how are you doing right now.
I had an MRI and did not find any tear (which is my main concern) , it also stated there that there is nothing in the scan the suggests frozen shoulder but when I went to physio, she said that I do have a frozen shoulder, so confused with what they are telling me and here I am still in pain. I don't want to go into surgery so please tell me what have you done and if you're still in pain.
Hi.
If your symptoms are getting worse and it has been several months already, perhaps it is time to consider seeking more aggressive treatment. This is likely to mean a surgical intervention. There are open and arthroscopic (the surgery is done using scopes, meaning smaller cuts into the joint), but bear in mind that the success partly relies on how well the surgeon knows a technique (so part of your decision may mean, going with his expertise).
In the meantime, you may try to take a different anti-inflammatory drug, such as naproxen, diclofenac, or celecoxib. Other avenues to explore are opiod like drugs such as tramadol and injection with steroids into the affected bursa (while this affords a short term benefit, the long term gains from this are controversial, hence perhaps the surgery is the safer bet).
You could ask your GP to refer you to an orthopedic surgeon or a rehab doctor, although at this point, I don’t think physical therapy has much to offer in the long term. There may be some gain with pain control using some modalities like therapeutic ultrasound.
Try to stay positive and Merry Christmas.