Shoulder pain and shifting, especially 5th and 10th gears.

Have you seen an ortho? This sounds like a rotator cuff tear. I had surgery in July, and shifting was a little painful as I recovered.

My blessing that you should find and fix your problem quickly

 

Depending on your age, it could be arthritis. I have similar issues, but arthritis runs in my family on my mother’s side.
For me it helps some, to avoid sleeping on my right side. Arthritis is an inflammation of the cartilage of the joints, an anti-inflammatory may help, certain foods are natural anti-inflammatories.

 

Used to be standard operating procedure that Shifter sticks would to be cut, extended, and bent all kinds of funky ways to make shifting more comfortable for personal preference.

 

When is the last time you had a physical? A real physical exam not a DOT physical. If I were you I'd go talk to your GP and then he can refer you to a specialist if he thinks it's necessary. This might not be what you think it is.

 

Yeah but now you're labeled a super trucker if your shifter is anything but factory.

 

For no more effort that is required to move the stick I’d say you definitely have something going on that needs checked out by a specialist.

 

Possible rotator cuff tendonitis.Thats what I had for years and did nothing about it until it got so bad I went to the doctor.He sent me to physiotherapy which pretty much cured it very quickly.Good luck with it man.

 

What was your previous injury? Did it have the same effect on the same type of motion as shifting?

I tore my rotator cuff back in high school in a basketball injury and to this day if I’m doing anything that requires me to have my left hand above my head for a long period it’s starts to get sore with a dull pain and it takes a couple days before it goes away.

 

That IS puzzling.

If it were me, I'd go for the ortho consult.

When did ya go back to flatbed, Qbf?