Quote Originally Posted by GrantP View Post
shoulders are difficult when seeing them so appreciate this is to stimulate discussion. first with the history of wrist pain, did it come on around same time, or was it there before shoulder injury - eihter way though you need to have your neck assessed and also the neural tension in the upper limb to see if this is compromised. with the pain being there so long it is likely to be contributing.

also you may have an anterior subluxing shoulder, or some such instability, and/or you may have an inflammed rotator cuff tendon, without examining you impossible to tell. have you had an ultrasound scan? i would strongly recommend if they are considering cortisone (which is in my opinion good option if for the right reasons) they do one and also inject under its guidance so they insure 1) there is inflammation and/or small that they are targetting and 2) that they hit it when injecting and not miss which they may do if they inject 'blindly'. sort of also acts as good differential diagnosis tool, as they can confidently tick it off it it doesnt work. make sense? talk it over with your physio

also rehab still paramount to strengthen and stabilise the scapular and shoulder especially rotator cuff and serratus ex.

good luck
Hey, many thanks for your input.
The wrist had been sore for years prior to the shoulder. I once dived for a ball at a penalty, the taker hit it very hard and it bent my wrist far back. This is the single wrist trauma that I can remember, could it have caused pain years later aswell as at the present?
The doctor did check my shoulder stability by pulling it in various directions - I assume he would of found anterior subluxation?
I have not had a scan, I had a 20 minute appointment with the doctor where I told him my history and he assessed physically.
From the sounds of it, I think he may be injected blindly. He simply said it will be a quick thing over and done with in 5 minutes.

Currently I do not have a physio, would it be advisable to ask the doctor to refer me?

Once again many thanks.