Pain! under the shoulder & down the arm

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RobinLomax Jan 2014 6:26pm, 6 Jan 2014 73 posts	0 RobinLomax Ouch ouch ouch! After a stress free 12 miles yesterday I felt fine today and headed to the gym this evening. Jumped on the treadmill and ran steadily for just over a mile before a horrible unbearable pain hit the top of my back beneath my shoulder blade. I'd never felt anything like it before (not the little aches when you need to relax that go straight away) and it made my arm really ache and I had stop. Really excruciating! Any idea what this could be? Felt smug about feeling great after yesterday but now totally hacked off. Any tips?
Ultracat Jan 2014 6:30pm, 6 Jan 2014 10,625 posts	0 Ultracat Is it both sides?
RobinLomax Jan 2014 6:35pm, 6 Jan 2014 74 posts	0 RobinLomax Nope just my left shoulder blade.
RobinLomax Jan 2014 9:28pm, 6 Jan 2014 75 posts	0 RobinLomax Just me?!
soozie Jan 2014 10:52pm, 7 Jan 2014 120 posts	0 soozie I often have a really bad pain in my left shoulder blade. My helpful dr said it is probably caused by running.
BaronessBL Jan 2014 7:11am, 8 Jan 2014 3,482 posts	0 BaronessBL Was your 12mile run in very cold weather. I get a similar pain in my left shoulder when it is very cold - my doctor sent me for X-rays and concluded it was osteoarthritis caused by general wear and tear - in my case probably many years of falling off horses and landing on my left shoulder. If it continues then it might be worth seeing the doctor or just getting a sports massage/physio appt. I found that a sports massage helped mine.
RobinLomax Jan 2014 9:32am, 8 Jan 2014 87 posts	0 RobinLomax Yes, Sunday's run was out in the cold morning, so maybe I hadn't allowed myself enough recovery time. I managed to run 10 miles yesterday in the gym, with no pain at all (albeit a little slower than Monday). Will see how the next couple of runs go. I'm just worried that I'll be fine for messing about then I start a marathon and BOOM it hits me again.