My shoulder my shoulder!

[pushme]

God help me! I dont know what i've done to my shoulder but, it hurts to lift it or rotate it, cant put my hands behind me! oh man! so what should I do ? cause its hurting to do weights, lean on my arm while on a bike or running - arm movement etc!

[TOMDABOM]

go to a doctor, it sounds pretty serious

[Pseudonym]

If you've had it for a few days and it's not getting any better, then like Tom says, you need to get it looked at.

So you've got no idea how it happened? Did it just come on suddenly?

[cantygirl]

Shoulder injuries are 10 a penny, don't get too stressed out, chances are abit of down time on chest/shldrs and some physio correction and you'll be back into training. Sounds like a rotator cuff injury, ive had 2, don't delay in getting it looked at. I would bypass the dr and go straight to physio.

[pushme]

Shoulder injuries are 10 a penny, don't get too stressed out, chances are abit of down time on chest/shldrs and some physio correction and you'll be back into training. Sounds like a rotator cuff injury, ive had 2, don't delay in getting it looked at. I would bypass the dr and go straight to physio.

Oh ok, thanks for that! Its just sore as with most movement, which buggers my training, work and undoing my bra lol! but i'll try to rest it (who am I kidding) and see how things pan out from there!

[cantygirl]

I tried manipulating my arm up my back under the heat of a shower and massaging shower gel into it, sort of helped but until I actually got some physio help and found out the correct strengthening exercises, I was just delaying the inevitable. You will find with help, your training will be back to full strength before you know it. You probably see gym people doing an exercise with light weight on the cable machine, arm down elbow tucked into waist and rotating the lower arm laterally and medially, if you are delaying going to physio, you could always try that and keep it really light with slow control say 3x10 daily and go from there. Set the cable height at waist level and attach a D ring. I'll probably get a bolliking for telling you this, but I figure your better off to do that than try to train with a muscle injury.

[Daz69]

I tried manipulating my arm up my back under the heat of a shower and massaging shower gel into it, sort of helped but until I actually got some physio help and found out the correct strengthening exercises, I was just delaying the inevitable. You will find with help, your training will be back to full strength before you know it. You probably see gym people doing an exercise with light weight on the cable machine, arm down elbow tucked into waist and rotating the lower arm laterally and medially, if you are delaying going to physio, you could always try that and keep it really light with slow control say 3x10 daily and go from there. Set the cable height at waist level and attach a D ring. I'll probably get a bolliking for telling you this, but I figure your better off to do that than try to train with a muscle injury.

The exercise mentioned is great for strengthening your rotator cuffs.... You obviously have a weakness so should work on improving it....Sorting out the injury is relatively easy & something you can do yourself... My training partner (who is my physio) gave me this advice & it works for me in seconds.......... You need to get new blood into the affected area to reduce swelling, flush out toxins & bad blood, getting the new blood with nutrients in there to assist in recovery & healing.... Thats the theory...

Stand upright, arms at your side... With a wall or pillar next to the arm with the affected shoulder (either to your right or your left).....

Stand about 12" away from the wall or pillar..... Let your arm & hand slowly move outwards towards the Wall or pillar taking your weight, so that your outer hand & forearm only are pushing, (you may need to shuffle your feet left or right to get just the right balance & pressure)... slightly adding more pressure untill you feel a pump in the affected shoulder..... Hold it for 10 seconds & repeat 3 times....

Its difficult to explain on here but if you can understand all that it does work...

Good luck...

[Gym rat]

When I get a stiff shoulder I do lots of shoulder stretches and it dose the job for me