rotator cuff pain?

lazer05 · Nov 6, 2009

A buddy of mine has been having pain in his rotator cuff and has taken 2 weeks off, mostly off, and it is better but still bothering him. I told him to take more time off and not to use it at all. Is there anything else he can do to help speed recovery. Fairly common injury so I'm wondering what you guys have done. The 2 main fixes are time off/rest or surgery if its really bad/torn. Would regular icing help? Or any other techniques help speed up the recovery? Thanks

napaulm · Nov 6, 2009

he need to get an mri and see whats what. i hurt mine bad, and found it was torn. partially,tho. i used rehab and light weight, and now, 4 months later, im about 85 percent. do not think rest will help, cuz it'll only get worse. been there, done that.

dabeast75 · Nov 6, 2009

MRI

definitely get an MRI, but it sounds definitely like a tear, even if only partially. if it were a full tear it would hurt a lot more. i had the same thing a few years back. tried to continue lifting through it but i only made it worse and it just wouldnt heal. so i had to take a complete break for a few weeks, then finally it healed. also went and saw a chirco twice a week, and i also did a nice rehab movement which consisted of taking a towl and holding one end close to my lower back behind me, and the other end above my shoulder (hard to explain without showing you) and basically pulling down with my one arm and pushing against it with my ogther arm which is placed over my shoulder. Basically a simple tricep training exercise, sort of. and then keep going back and forth. helps with the pain and a great rehab exercise. that and REST helped me heal, although the resting part (and not working out or at least not heavy) was what did the trick. hot packs and ice packs are okay, but it just needs a bit of time.

MattyFresh · Nov 6, 2009

Yeah, I hurt mine a few months back, had trouble lifting my arm over my head, hurt it with db shoulder press. I think the best thing I did was take super cissus by usp labs. I had to stop benching and s.pressing for a few weeks and kept stretching it gently and taking the cissus 2 pills 3x a day and it healed up. I was worried I might of torn it but apparently it wasnt the case.

swedemiester77 · Nov 7, 2009

Do you guys recommend any triceps exercises for mass since CGBP and Dips kill my shoulders?

Had rotator cuff on my shoulder 10 years ago from baseball and football(pitcher/QB) and not going to go through that again. Nothing seems to help now, Cissus, EQ, nothing (yet).

napaulm · Nov 7, 2009

only thing i could do were cable pushdowns and kickbacks, dc style of course. it's my fave workout. please man. dont push it! u will regret it! i hate to see peeps fighting rotator cuff issues.

thcwired · Nov 7, 2009

The beast75 has it right, streching with the towel the way he describes is the way to start. Many times rotator cuff pain is due to a muscle imbalance in the front and rear delts. The front is over-worked and the rear under-worked causing the front delts to be very tight and actually pull the on the rotator cuff. Streching the injured arm behind your back and trying to get your hand up between your shoulder blades will help. You will notice that it is much easier to get your good arm in that position than your injured arm.

Wonton · Nov 8, 2009

nsaid -Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Also one of those joint sups...they have Glucosamine and other crap in it.
Double dose imo-well thats what I did

Key is not to get a frozen shoulder so have to check range of motion - slowly and carefully and if it gets irritated you can ice before and after. Limited not much - just enough if its bad enough to freeze you should do it.

Injections directly into the shoulder help - provides lubrication - increases space imo between crap - less rubbing - less inflimation gives it time to heal

Have to be consistant with w/e you do.

So much more you can do but..imo these are basics except for the injection one

--BTW have some experience with this - at the end I had surgery..and my shoulder is 99% and I never do anything that I think could jeopardize it again

Like dumbell presses - I won't do it because getting the weight up on the shoulder - imo there is a moment that puts the shoulder at risk getting it UP so you can start your reps ..blah blah

lazer05 said:
A buddy of mine has been having pain in his rotator cuff and has taken 2 weeks off, mostly off, and it is better but still bothering him. I told him to take more time off and not to use it at all. Is there anything else he can do to help speed recovery. Fairly common injury so I'm wondering what you guys have done. The 2 main fixes are time off/rest or surgery if its really bad/torn. Would regular icing help? Or any other techniques help speed up the recovery? Thanks

loganb_football · Nov 10, 2009

I wouldn't be so quick to say it is torn. Many people have nerve impingements related to imbalances in their physiques. Most of the time it happens with too much anterior work. This would get better with more time off, but what really needs to happen (if this is the case) is for him to increase the work load to the posterior portion of his upper body and get that up to snuff.