Arm injury - how long til it heals?

[jojo77]

2 months ago I was doing lat pulls and injured by socket/ligament underneath my right armpit. So whenever I tried to lift up that arm, I feel this sharp pain there. I've rested it for over one month and a half and it still kinda hurts but getting a lot better. The ligament/socket underneath my armpit still hurts when I outstretch my right arm and then rotate it.

Any idea what type of injury it is and how long it'll take me to heal fully?

 

[big4life]

Have you gone to a doctor to have it checked? If not, try to find an orthopedic doctor in your area who specializes in sports medicine.

 

[jojo77]

I was hoping time would heal it. Won't the doc just time me the same and to rest on it anyways?

 

[Boulder257]

the doc will be able to diagnose the problem, which may not be naturally correctable. A month and a half is a long time...a doctor's visit is in order.

 

[big4life]

the doc will be able to diagnose the problem, which may not be naturally correctable. A month and a half is a long time...a doctor's visit is in order.

I agree, and at the very least he will be able to tell you what you can do to rehab your injury.

 

[jojo77]

i'm going in to see my family doctor today who will refer me to a orthopedic doc. anything I should make sure to ask?

I hate being injured. Haven't lifted in a month and a half

 

[big4life]

Make sure that he refers you to an orthopedic that specializes in sports medicine. They will have a better understanding of the type of training that you do and want to get back to.

 

[jojo77]

my doc referred me to get physical training. he also said it's not my rotator cuff but probably a ligament within the socket.

I don't know what physical therapy can do for that but I'll try i guess.

 

[bigstve12]

he's sending you to a PT b/c he has no F-ing idea to do. General MD's only know about things that require antibiotics. seek out a more specialized doc

 

[jojo77]

Ok went to my first PT session today and I think she gave me a pretty good diagnosis. She said that it's probably tendonitis of my lats and that it should be healed with therapy within a few weeks. The reason I thought it was a ligament is because your lats go pretty deep at the top. She said if it was a ligament, you would be hurting in every position, not when you just raise your arm. So I feel better now. Just wrote this as reference to others.

 

[big4life]

That's good to hear. A good physical therapist should be able to help you knock that out with no problem.