 [ Symptoms ] i have pain in and around my shoulder including my neck and ribs right below the shoulder what could the problem be [ Disease ] gosh it is really hard to say what could be causing this without performing a physical examination have you injured the shoulder slept on it wrong do you engage in contact sports any of these things could cause the symptoms you describe it could be a pulled muscle muscle spasms shoulder injury nerve root compression at the spine    and that is just for starters i would suggest you make an appointment with your primary care provider to have this checked out with a good physical exam and possibly some other testing your provider should be able to diagnose and treat the source of the symptoms hope you feel better soon