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Will glucosamine help with a rot. cuff injury?
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macrophage69alpha
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may help some by decreasing inflammation.
physical therapy and rotator cuff exercises, as well as strengthening neck, trap and rear delts are key to stabilizing the joint
physical therapy and rotator cuff exercises, as well as strengthening neck, trap and rear delts are key to stabilizing the joint
bodybuildingislife1
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I totally agree with you. I am currently attending Physical Therapy school....second most common injury = Rotator Cuff. I partially tore mine a year ago...rehab helped me get it strong as hell...but you gotta keep the exercises up...i implemented them into my training routine and make everyone i train do them....very beneficial! 
KillahBee
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bodybuildingislife1 said:I totally agree with you. I am currently attending Physical Therapy school....second most common injury = Rotator Cuff. I partially tore mine a year ago...rehab helped me get it strong as hell...but you gotta keep the exercises up...i implemented them into my training routine and make everyone i train do them....very beneficial!
I agree with both of you. I also suffered a rot cuff injury recently and am in the beginning of a rigorous strengthening program which has me working rot cuff-specific exercises 4-5 days a week (light weight, high reps). I am also working on hitting supporting muscles (traps, delts, lats, bi's). I was just asking about the gluc. to use as a supp, not a solution to the problem. thanks for the input fellas.
what about a device called SHOULDER HORN?
i bought it 10 years ago.
it's a device to hold both arms in a particular position, so you can train with dumbbells the teres minor &infraspinatus.
These 2 are responsible for the injury as they weaken while non properly trained, imbalance the cuff structure & you're done.
When i had this problem, i visited many doctors, as it was uncomfortable & all they could say was: stop going to a gym.
Thanks to that device i could come back & the major problems disappeared.
http://www.qfac.com/gear/shoulderhorn.html
this said, glucosamine, SERRAPEPTASE ( strong antinflammatory ) etc are ok.
I use them too.
i bought it 10 years ago.
it's a device to hold both arms in a particular position, so you can train with dumbbells the teres minor &infraspinatus.
These 2 are responsible for the injury as they weaken while non properly trained, imbalance the cuff structure & you're done.
When i had this problem, i visited many doctors, as it was uncomfortable & all they could say was: stop going to a gym.
Thanks to that device i could come back & the major problems disappeared.
http://www.qfac.com/gear/shoulderhorn.html
this said, glucosamine, SERRAPEPTASE ( strong antinflammatory ) etc are ok.
I use them too.
ProtienFiend
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Get the Glucosamine HCL not the sulfate or whatever they try to sell...
Also get the kind without the MSM... it will actually inhibit recovery.
Also get the kind without the MSM... it will actually inhibit recovery.
ProtienFiend said:
Could you please elaborate on that? I'm working through rotator cuff rehab right now as well and I'm currently only taking MSM. I previously took glucosamine+chondroitin for 3 months and noticed no effects. After one month of a g+c+MSM combo I could tell that some of the pops in my joints were decreasing, so now I'm on MSM alone.
I've got a shoulder horn as well (borrowing from a friend) and it's great but my non-injured shoulder pops when i try the standard dumbbell external rotation with it...
b1ewsw32
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I've been there. Let me share some information with you....KillahBee said:
What you may have,like I had was small partial muscle fibre tears in the rotator cuff are due to constant wear and tare. This occurs to some pre-disposed individuals, either from heavy lifting,without cycling or just accumulation of years from repetetive motions.
Scar tissue adhesions form in the area, making it less mobile,painful and at a bigger risk for larger tares, or tendon and ligament breakdown.
This occurs because the scar tissue adhesions have occupied the space where the strong muscle fibres were. This results in a loss of integrity of the recruitment of fibres along the particular surface area. The scar tissue also inteferes with propper movement of the shoulder complex, as it's not set quite the way it should be.
A chiropractor who is certified to perform ART(active release therapy) can manipulate your arm in different directional passes while pressing hard on the sub-scapula and other areas, depending on the areas inflicted.This will result in breaking up the scar adhesions, and eventually regenesis of new muscle fibres can occur. ART can be performed on the whole body and is routinely performed in between sets at powerlifting meets,during football, and in cycling events.
One session every other day for 6 sessions, followed by a maintenanco regimen of 2x weekly will result in tremendous recovery.Stretching the sub-scap and icing the inflamed(worked area) is recommended after each session.
Maximum restoration can be assisted with electro-stimulation accupuncture.This will restore efficient nerve recruitment in areas where fibres have been compromised.
Of course I have and will continue to supplement with glucosamine(500mgs) and chondroiten(400mgs) 2-3x daily
I can't stress enough as to how effective this regimen has been, both for me and for numerous athletes that my chiro has worked on and healed. My right(problematic) shoulder is stronger and experiences less minor pains than my left. Of course I applied this regimen to both, as to not create any imbalances.
I know this was a lengthy post, but I want to make sure that I present you with detailed info on this protocol, as I assure you, it's very effective.
Good luck...B32
