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OK, so I'm trying to do the "self-diagnose via the internet" thing and seem to believe I may be experiencing what is known as a frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder).

50 years old, no other health issues other than osteoarthritis in my knees. I've worked out with weights forever, but got into this habit a couple of years ago of doing pushups. The Law of Diminishing returns took over and soon I was doing sets of 40-50 pushups at a time. This was great until my shoulders (both of them) started hurting. I backed off on the pushups and after a few weeks my right shoulder was pain-free.

My left shoulder, however, has transitioned into this very painful condition. I thought it would go away (most things do, it seems) but months later and I'm still in pain. I can't seem to lift my arm up very high (without some serious pain) and other movements are very painful - like holding my arm straight out to my side and then trying to move it back. Things like tucking in shirts (where I have to move my hand behind my back) is very painful. Laying on my left side is also painful.

I've read online that there isn't much that can be done and that it can last a long time. This sucks.

Anyone else experience this or something like it?