Think Ive hurt my shoulder???

[Mikey6]

Day before yesterday I was trying out my DB hooks on incline, but instead of putting them back on a bar in front of me (hindsight), I was hooking them back behind me. unfortunately the weight took over my left arm and pulled my arm backwards.

I dropped it before it tore my arm off, but today my arm is killing me and it seems to ache from my shoulder delt area down to my elbow. the pain dissipates after a while, but definitely cant lift anything with it :x

I dont think this is a major injury, Im hoping Ive just tweaked it or something, has anyone else had this pain?, and do you know what it is?

:cry:

[Gym rat]

Mikey6 If the pain in your shoulder gets worse in next day or two.I would suggest go and see your DR.

[2guns]

did u hurt it tackling a shop lifter?

[samoan_muscle]

Mikey6 If the pain in your shoulder gets worse in next day or two.I would suggest go and see your DR.

Gym rat always gives the best advice :clap:

[rotangs on]

Give it about 3 or 4 days and see if it's still in pain or recovering then just rest it. Deep heat it every morning and night.

[2guns]

Deep heat it every morning and night.

rotangs off, do u know why u do this?

and why not ice it?

[weener lad]

Just go to the physio now most places its free with ACC. :pfft:

[rotangs on]

Deep heat it every morning and night.

rotangs off, do u know why u do this?

and why not ice it?

I always do it when I have sprains or torn muscles etc and it helps alot.

[disasterpiece]

Deep heat it every morning and night.

rotangs off, do u know why u do this?

and why not ice it?

I always do it when I have sprains or torn muscles etc and it helps alot.

Why would you not ice it?

[biggurl27]

I did my neck and shoulder not so long ago (small mishap), used anti-flame good old hippy version of deep heat I guess, arnica smells like mint and helped a treat, it came right by itself just after a week but bloody painful and nearly used the whole tub up!

[Mikey6]

Thanks Guys

Pissed off, cos Im 3 days away from my lift.

and by the sounds of what you guys are saying it gonna need rest for at least a week.

I'll just have to hit legs hard out maybe concertrate on my calves (yippy......not)

[rotangs on]

Why would you not ice it?

I never said not to ice it :roll:

[2guns]

rotangs OFF, wat we are asking id in yr opinion y would u use deep heat instead of an ice pack? its not a trick question, u just know everything so am looking for yr answer

[mr natural]

i thought ice was only for the fisrt 24 hours then after that heat?

ice is meant to slow the bleeding and swelling to the injury.then the heat helps to encourage blood flow back to the area.

[biggurl27]

Not just a pretty face

[rotangs on]

rotangs OFF, wat we are asking id in yr opinion y would u use deep heat instead of an ice pack? its not a trick question, u just know everything so am looking for yr answer

I think Mr Natural pretty much summed it up. You wouldn't spend all day at work holding an ice pack on it would you. Just deep heat it.

[disasterpiece]

why couldnt you bloody understand me

[2guns]

this is wat id do.

u use cold treatment first then move onto to heat treatment. for reliveing muscle pain from sprains or strains u use cold compress (ice pack or plastic bag of ice or frozen vege, wrap in towel or sumthign to stop it being too cold/frostbite) for bout 20min every 4 to 6 hours for the first few days (which its still the first few days of mikey6 injury) so no rotangs OFF, u dont just sit at work all day with ice pack after ice pack u idiot. then after the pain and swelling has come down and gone away u use the deep heat cream usuallys 3 or 4 days after the injury to relax the muscle.

anyway mikey6 stop tackling shoplifters and trying to fly like superman :pfft:

[poos_n_wees]

... ice ... lol.

Some great advice here :nod: I've always iced sprains, but have never tried the deepheat thing!

[2guns]

Some great advice here I've always iced sprains, but have never tried the deepheat thing!

well yeah ice is good. when u sprain sumthing its inflammed and swollen, y would u wana heat it up?

[poos_n_wees]

'Cos its winter :pfft:

But seriously, I meant applying deep heat after you do the ice thing as a couple of guys mentioned here. I've always just followed the R.I.C.E principles with strains/sprains.. so this is new to me

[2guns]

well each to ther own huh...

btw rice means

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevate

for those who are wondering

[Marcus]

Deep Heat doesn't do shit IMO. I would get some Voltaren Emugel & use it after you have immediately iced the area (if you did).

The best thing you can do at the moment is rest man. Give it a week & try some light weights, if it hurts then stop. Its not worth trying to train through pain, I did that last year & my knee has never forgiven me. :wink:

[disasterpiece]

this is wat id do.

u use cold treatment first then move onto to heat treatment. for reliveing muscle pain from sprains or strains u use cold compress (ice pack or plastic bag of ice or frozen vege, wrap in towel or sumthign to stop it being too cold/frostbite) for bout 20min every 4 to 6 hours for the first few days (which its still the first few days of mikey6 injury) so no rotangs OFF, u dont just sit at work all day with ice pack after ice pack u idiot. then after the pain and swelling has come down and gone away u use the deep heat cream usuallys 3 or 4 days after the injury to relax the muscle.

anyway mikey6 stop tackling shoplifters and trying to fly like superman :pfft:

who do u think u r questioning rotangs_on

[Laver]

well each to ther own huh...

btw rice means

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevate

for those who are wondering

Thanks for clearing that up, 0puns (2guns, that's you if you were wondering), please continue to explains all acronyms you come across, just in case some people don't understand, or because the acronym police are a bit slow on the job.