So I’m having some shoulder pain. Hoping it’s not rotator cuff but might be. Question is, what kind of dr do I need to go see? Some place like Andrews Sports medicine?

Can you reach your back pocket?
Can you lift up a gallon of milk from the fridge?
Can you raise the arm over your head?
If no, then it's a torn rotator cuff.
If it hurts so dam bad it keeps you awake at night and you'd really think amputation would be better, then you know how I feel.

When I tore mine I couldn't even raise a glass to drink. Prayers for your recovery.

Only thing worse than the shoulder pain for me was the therapy after surgery...like stated above, if you can't lift above your head, probably rotator cuff.

Yes. Find a shoulder specialist. If you were up here I'd recommend TOC or SportsMed. Andrews Sports probably is tops down your way.

I can do those things listed. However, the other day I moved real fast to catch something that was falling and about hit my knees. If I sleep on it, it will wake me up and I can hardly move it

My regular dr told me it was an impingement, but said that was all he could tell. Told me I would have to see someone else to see if anything is torn

If it feels like sharp localized pain, its your shoulder. If it feels like burning pain all the way to your elbow and sometimes finger tips its your neck pinching a nerve. I got both the neck and torn labrums in both shoulders. Go see a sports medicine doctor, Andrews is good. If its simple enough you may just need some physical therapy and basic pain management.

If you can do any of things I mentioned it's probably just an impingement or arthritis inflammation. Ibuprofen will help.
My right shoulder was rebuilt in 2015, complete with titanium screws and some other synthetic parts. Now it's almost as bad as it was prior to the surgery.
I've had a torn bicep and rotator cuff in left shoulder so long it's too late to fix most of it. The rotator can be repaired but the bicep tendon is history.

I can do all of those things, and found out Wednesday, after my MRI, that I have a full thickness rotator cuff tear, and a bone spur that has rubbed a hole in my rotator cuff in another spot in my right shoulder. The tear has been around for a couple years, but got progressively worse to the point I finally went to the dr. about it...the hole is more recent. I will try to schedule my surgery as soon as possible after I get home from work next time, March 24....My plan is to take 1 hitch off from work, which would give me 12 weeks to recuperate.

While I can do all of those things, I certainly can't do them pain-free, but once my arm is raised over my head, that's about the only position that's even remotely comfortable. Both injuries to my rotator cuff are on the top side of my shoulder, so my right arm up removes all the tension on the injured areas.

Rub some dirt on it.

Seriously, go get it checked. Andrews clinic is as good as it gets.

Probably not the best place to listen to medical diagnostic techniques. Go see an ortho. Andrews is a great choice.

George Booker, Southlake Orthopedic, did mine back in 2014, very satisfied. I would also recommend James Flanagan at Andrews Sports Med.

Go see an orthopedic doctor. However, I know a guy that hangs out around the Moe’s across the street from the UAB ER. He can hook you up!! You’ll lose the pain and in about 8-12 months your teeth will be gone too.

I disagree with the idea that it is automatically Rotator a torn Cuff if he can't lift his hand over his head. I had that problem and was sure it was my cuff but an MRI showed it was an impingement which the Ortho said is much more common. It is where bone is worn down and when you raise your arm or move it just the right way it pinches the muscle and causes great pain. The fix is surgery where they shave the bone so it doesn't pinch.

Bad news is that it is surgery and requires rehab. The good news is that the rehab and down time is not nearly as bad as a torn cuff. Still not fun though.

Maybe I should have been more specific. I can actually get my arm over my head, too. But it hurts like a #$&%*+=&$ to bring it down again.
That's a clue it's a torn rotator cuff.

You need an MRI. If they suspect a SLAP tear, they need to do an arthrogram also to confirm.

Alabama sports and spine in Trussville has a good shoulder surgon. I have torn labrum that’s worse sometimes more than others. Have to have surgery but it’s a hard thing to schedule. I’ve heard the therapy for that is horrible, anchors and such, no fun

yep...on the way up and on the way down, it hurts like hell; but if I could just walk around all day once the arm is up, I'd be good!
'Huntress just had surgery on her shoulder 13 days ago, started PT this morning...I'm shooting for having mine in about 35 days.

A few years ago when I thought my shoulder was going out it turned out to be pinched disc in my neck. It had got so bad that I had tingling in my left elbow and fingers. The pain level was unbearable. Driving to work I just had to let my left arm lay. I actually dropped a cup of coffee out of my hand. I had to go to a neurologist at St Vincent’s east they did an MRI and a nerve conductivity test. He told me it’s wasnt bad enough for surgery so I went the physical therapy route and after about 6 weeks it actually got better and hasn’t came back so far. What was funny was the doctor I was seeing at the time when I told him how I was hurting simply reached over and took his hand and pressed straight down on the top of my head and said you got a pinched disc in your neck. Then he sent me to get all the test to confirm it

Glad you posted this, hurt mine a while back. I'll have it checked soon but I can do all the things lifted above.