On the painful side, got nicked on the shoulder blade (WITH protector on) by a foul ball about three days ago....felt fine for awhile..butafter a couple of hours it started stiffening up...tood a couple of 'IcyHot' patches to calm it down. And since there is no room on the shoulder blade, i am now the proud possesor of a black n blue that covers my entire bicep from where the broken blood vessel trickled down....