I have been experiencing shoulder issues this late winter and spring and recently had x-rays done.  I apparently have a "narrowing" between my c-5 and c-6 vertebrae (for those of you that remember my car accident in September of 2010, yup, could be from that).  Somehow, the nerves got inflamed and they are now apparently in contact with the vertebrae and it's uncomfortable to say the least.

I have been to my doc, a PT, and a chiropractor.  My doc put me on prednizone (sp?) and it has helped, but not fully resolved things.  The PT practically had me heading to the ER several hours later for pain relief.  If I wasn't on a muscle relaxant I would have driven myself.  The chiro seems to be helping a touch.

I go back to my doc Friday and she may send me to a spine specialist.  Symptoms were nasty rhomboid knots, which are about 80% resolved, and shooting nerve pain down into the shoulder, tricip and outside forearm, and some tingling and numbness in the fingers, all left side.

Anyone else experience this?  What was your magic bullet?