My progress

At this point, I have 100% range of motion when I raise my arms over my head - either sideways or in front of me. There is slight pain in my deltoid when I do this - so it's not entirely normal. This is a big improvement over 2 months ago, when 90 degrees was the best I could do. I can do at least 180 degrees in any direction now.

I have been having a lot more trouble with external rotation - the movement in the picture above (that is not me - by the way). As of this morning, the best I could do was 40 degrees. Then I would "hit" something solid in my shoulder and it would not move any more.

This is caused by spasmed muscles in the subscapularis - the muscle under your scapula that attaches it to you shoulder joint at the top of your arm. It is too tight and won't let your scapula move down and out of the way. Klunk! Your bones collide.

I did the ice treatment for subscapularis and my husband massaged the trigger points under there on the edge (this takes some work, they are hard to get to). He also pushed on the scapula as I did the rotation. I was able to rotate it normally when he did this without pain. Very odd. Now, I can do 60 degrees all by myself.

I am also very limited in reaching behind my back. I can reach across at waist level. But trying to go higher, something doesn't work correctly in the main shoulder joint. I will have to have my husband watch me do this too and see what is not working correctly. Probably the subscapularis again. All it takes is one muscle not doing it's job to mess up the works.

Every day I am closer to normal - now that I am using the cold "spray and stretch" technique with the ice. I have very little pain in the shoulder when I use it now and never get the horrible spasms in my arm that I was getting in September.