There are a number of reasons why you might have pain between elbow and shoulder. This could be caused by a pulled muscle.
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Sometimes the stiffness is severe enough that it causes frozen shoulder.
My pain between my shoulder blades is due to a thorasic herniated disc.
Severe shoulder injury
What can cause severe upper arm pain (periodic aching between elbow and shoulder, sometimes pain going down arm and into shoulder)?
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Wait at least four hours in between. Try heat or cold on the area. If it's severe, you should probably go see a doctor.
One can alternate between hot and cold packs, and various stretching exercises to treat a mild shoulder injury. Should pain be severe, one should consult a doctor as there may be cartilage damage which physiotherapy may be required to treat.
Rotator cuff or shoulder muscle injury.
Basically you shouldn't. The practice of shoulder charging causes more stinger injuries than head on tackles. The shoulder is one of the most damages areas beside the knee in the modern game. Hitting with the shoulder only could if done indiscriminately cause severe damage
To stop bleeding of the arm press on the brachial artery.