My son has been experiencing pain in the back of his shoulder. Not the shoulder blade, but above the triceps in the shoulder muscle. Is this simply tendonitis, or is it a more serious injury to the labrum or rotator cuff?

see a good orthopedic doctor---ASAP

I myself have had pain in the same place you mention i saw a doctor got an MRI they didnt find a thing still have pain (actually i am sitting here streching it now 100+ pitch performance 2 days ago). All they told me was physical therapy and rotator cuff excersises w/ weights

I had a torn labrum/rotator cuff with the symptoms of sharp pains in the back of my shoulder. My shoulder would also shift in and out of place and I lost about 15 mph on my throw across the diamond (shortstop).

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Originally posted by baseball168:
My son has been experiencing pain in the back of his shoulder. Not the shoulder blade, but above the triceps in the shoulder muscle. Is this simply tendonitis, or is it a more serious injury to the labrum or rotator cuff?

You're going to have to have an exam to find the cause of pain.

Sounds like Teres minor or infraspinatus muscle strain.