Deltoid Asymetry from tear?? will it heal?

Hypertrophyguy · Nov 16, 2004

I tore my rear delt, kind of rear/side, deadlifting about a month ago and while I have full range of motion and I think full strength. I dead lifted today and it felt fine. But you can tell that its been torn. There is a little divot with a bump on one side of it. WIll this get better at all? or am I doomed to having a messed up shoulder.

joshbarnett · Nov 16, 2004

you "tore" your delt a month ago and you are already deadlifting?!

Hypertrophyguy · Nov 17, 2004

Well I think I tore it..... I felt and heard (the sound was the worst part) it go RIPPPPPP....RIPPPPPP as I was lowering a deadlift. and had a shooting pain and there was an immediate divot in the shoulder and then it swelled like crazy for a couple days. But yeah it feels fine I did 450 yesterday and it felt fantastic then did a 250lbs single arm hammer row and it felt brand new. Even two weeks after I tore it I could do full weight military and lat raises but any rear delt work or rows and WOW pain big time. I couldn't even move my arm backward.

I really think its healed up but im just worried about it from a superficial standpoint.