Shoulder pain...

[Fire09]

So I was doing chest last week and (not sure during which work out) I got this sharp pain in my right shoulder and the more I pressed on the more pain I got and my whole arm started getting numb feeling. I took a day or two off and relaxed then went back and went to do shoulders. There was some small pain on the military press but that was about it. More time has gone by and day by day the pain seems to worsen. I went to do shoulders this past Friday and I am able to do lateral raises, shrugs, and so on but when I sat down to do military press with 30lbs less then normal....PURE PAIN!!! My arm got to a 90 degree angle as I came down with the weight and I just dropped the weight in pain. It felt like someone was stabbing my shoulder with a knife. I stood up and grabbed some 5 lbs weights and rotated my arms while holding the weight in hopes of stretching things out and as my arm was rotating towards my back it would pinch in the shoulder and I had to stop. I haven't done any weight lifting or any sort in 2 days now and my shoulder just feels tight. I went to stretch today and, again, PURE PAIN as I rotated.

Now my question is, should I just immediately call my doc and see about getting it looked at or continue to not do anything and take some aleve and hope the pain goes away? I know alot of people on here have had shoulder issues so please tell me you thoughts.

Thanks

 

[musketeer]

You most likely have a knot in a rotator cuff muscle, which may loosen on it's own or may just keep on getting worse, so see some kind of professional who can help like an osteopath or ART practitioner or even a good physio. Should take one or two sessions to work out the remains of the injury and set the joint up in the correct alignment.

 

[Fire09]

So my last question, I am about 6 weeks into my current cycle....should I discontinue the cycle or just continue and use it for other body parts?

 

[RottenWillow]

Unfortunately the way most everyone does bench press is murder on the rotators. Hopefully RICE and AR will be enough to get you back into good shape, but afterward you should really consider a BP form that reduces delt involvement. Check out the Elbow Position - Bench Press thread.

 

[Fire09]

Yeah I have two buddies who say they have hurt their shoulders on flat barbell bench that is why they now do dumbells only.

 

[musketeer]

So my last question, I am about 6 weeks into my current cycle....should I discontinue the cycle or just continue and use it for other body parts?

Just find the therapist and see him now - bite the bullet and pay 50-100 bucks and I'll guarantee you you'll feel it's worth it. I've been unable to bench no more than the bar - because of an injury - then had my shoulder put back in place and gone back at 75% max the next day.

 

[zedhed]

Do what Willow said. She has a great post there. Go there and read it.
Then do what Musketeer said and you will be golden.
Good luck bro!

 

[Fire09]

So I went to an Ortho and he said that the x-rays show nothing and that it sounds more like I strained something in my shoulder and I should just let it rest for two weeks....he didn't say however if I should attempt to do any stretches on it or anything and gave me no pain killers and said to just take Ibuprofen for the inflamation. The part I don't like, is my shoulder is grinding and popping alot more then it ever has and I told him that but he didn't seemed concerned about it.....should I be concerned myself?

 

[RottenWillow]

So I went to an Ortho and he said that the x-rays show nothing and that it sounds more like I strained something in my shoulder and I should just let it rest for two weeks....he didn't say however if I should attempt to do any stretches on it or anything and gave me no pain killers and said to just take Ibuprofen for the inflamation. The part I don't like, is my shoulder is grinding and popping alot more then it ever has and I told him that but he didn't seemed concerned about it.....should I be concerned myself?

You jacked up the rotator cuff. It's likely to never be quite the same again. You can get back to being functional and lifting heavy, but it's going to take time.

From this point on you should avoid any stretching or exercise that brings your arms to a 90 degree angle from your torso. That puts pressure on the rotator and you can't afford any of that anymore. Don't pull your arms behind your back to stretch pecs and dont even use a pec deck if the pads aren't long enough to allow you to lower your arms to 45 degrees.

 

[Fire09]

So pretty much all Chest workouts are out for now? I don't think, with the weight, I can do dumbells, flys, or anything for that matter. Also, it may make doign back next to impossible too......it sounds like all I can do is legs, abs, and cardio since they don't involve any shoulder movement.

 

[musketeer]

Take the 2 week layoff from all upper body and the injury can heal. Then get a "massage" from the ortho and he can work out the scar tissue or knots. You'll probably be jsut fine if you do this.

 

[IJ26]

could be a torn labrum i'm roughly 3.5 months post surgery at the moment. im no doctor but it sounds similar to the issues i had, no xray will show it you need an athrogram mri where they inject dye into the joint to diagnose it. i waiting probably 4 months from the initial injury trying to see if it would heal on its own, unfortunately its an injury that wont. id just eat it now and see an orthopedic surgeon as they can put u thru a battery of tests to make a primary diagnosis before the mri.

 

[Fire09]

Newest update:

Had an MRI done and the Ortho said it is a torn tendon. I have been battling with the healing process now for 3 months. He said there is nothing that I can really do besides take it easy. Is this true? This guy is suppose to be one of the best orthos in the STL but he seems very hesitant on doing anything. Isn't there some sort of shot I could get to speed the healing process up. I don't want Cortizone! I bought these Cissus RX pills bc I have heard alot of good thing and I am only a week in so maybe these will help.

Any thoughts?

 

[incoherentbabble]

Cant answer your question for supplement/drug support but thought i would add something.
Ive had all the shoulder issues everyone talks about with bar bench, never could get the shoulder issues straight until someone told me to watch how i sleep. As it turns out, i was sleeping with my arm stretched under my pillow, head rested on my bicep. Apparently this puts a bit of strain on the shoulder, not allowing it to heal as easily; once i stopped this, I noticed immediate improvement.

Just my .02c, good luck.