shoulder pain

[headtrainer]

MRI is scheduled. The crunching is more towards my collar bone. Not directly in my should joint itself. My lat is twitching uncontrollably as we speak. I believe it to be more of an imbalance issue than anything.

It could be arthritis which has caused a torn labrum or torn tendon.You might not be able to fix it without surgery. But the best exercise for shoulder pain is rest it for 6 weeks and avoid offending movements to the best of your ability when you come back from your 6 week layoff. The best rehab rotator cuff exercise I have found is external rotation using a cable machine. Use very light weights when performing this exercise.

 

[Sixdog76]

Capsule Stretch - Pales and Rails - Look it up.

I need shoulder replacement, but since doing this religiously I'm feeling pretty good about putting off surgery for a while.

 

[sandiego_2008]

Bro if you rehab aggressively you’ll back in the gym training like normal in 9-10 months. It will suck but you’ll get through it.

Finished arthroscopic rotator surgery yesterday morning, been waiting 3 long months for it. Unfortunately, when my surgeon finally got inside my shoulder they said my rotator cuff was far too damaged ( massive tear ) and rescinded to be repaired. They also said my arthritis in my shoulder was much more severe then the x-rays had shown. I ended up getting micro fracture on my shoulder bone, extensive debridement & subacromial decompression. I have a follow-up in a week with my surgeon, i’m disappointed with end results obviously but i’m not giving up the gym just yet. I’m going into the rest of this year really attacking the PT and just giving my body a complete rest from weights, supplements , peds, hyper focus on cardio/stretching , downsize a bit and see where i’m at around December/ January. I just turned 44 so i’m somewhat suprised my shoulder was beyond repair. I work with multiple 60+ plus year olds who’ve never excersised a day in their lives and they’ve all had successful rotator cuff surgeries ( some multiple times ) in there late 50’s/60’s.

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[Alzadosghost]

Finished arthroscopic rotator surgery yesterday morning, been waiting 3 long months for it. Unfortunately, when my surgeon finally got inside my shoulder they said my rotator cuff was far too damaged ( massive tear ) and rescinded to be repaired. They also said my arthritis in my shoulder was much more severe then the x-rays had shown. I ended up getting micro fracture on my shoulder bone, extensive debridement & subacromial decompression. I have a follow-up in a week with my surgeon, i’m disappointed with end results obviously but i’m not giving up the gym just yet. I’m going into the rest of this year really attacking the PT and just giving my body a complete rest from weights, supplements , peds, hyper focus on cardio/stretching , downsize a bit and see where i’m at around December/ January. I just turned 44 so i’m somewhat suprised my shoulder was beyond repair. I work with multiple 60+ plus year olds who’ve never excersised a day in their lives and they’ve all had successful rotator cuff surgeries ( some multiple times ) in there late 50’s/60’s.

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I just had one rotator re attacked 5 months ago and I think it ruptured already I’ll find out in a few days. Opted not to get the full reverse done but now I’m out of options. I have severe arthritis in both shoulders. They removed my acromiun or most of it but it’s all fucked. I wish you the best in recovery. My weight lifting days are 100/% over. This may be my last post on here as Iv shifted directions in my life and none of this forum is really of not of any interest to me and serves me no more. Best of luck to all you boys. Tread as easy as you have to.

 

[Alzadosghost]

Surgeon told me my arthritis and overall shoulder damage is by far the worst he’s seen in his career. Most of the damage caused from aas abuse and heavy pressing and lifting to heavy for too many years. I’m not going to try and say aas played no part in the destruction because it more than likely is a huge contributing factor. And it wasn’t age as most of my injuries occurred before I was 30. And I just hammered on them hard till I’m able to barely pick up a cup. I either get both full revers replacements and be handicapped permanently or just keep destroying my shoulders till my arms detach lol I’m not getting a revers till I cant lift my fork. Even then I prob won’t do it. Was told I could never pull start my power saw if I got a reverse and I said fuck that bullshit..

 

[sandiego_2008]

Surgeon told me my arthritis and overall shoulder damage is by far the worst he’s seen in his career. Most of the damage caused from aas abuse and heavy pressing and lifting to heavy for too many years. I’m not going to try and say aas played no part in the destruction because it more than likely is a huge contributing factor. And it wasn’t age as most of my injuries occurred before I was 30. And I just hammered on them hard till I’m able to barely pick up a cup. I either get both full revers replacements and be handicapped permanently or just keep destroying my shoulders till my arms detach lol I’m not getting a revers till I cant lift my fork. Even then I prob won’t do it. Was told I could never pull start my power saw if I got a reverse and I said fuck that bullshit..

One of my co-workers had reverse shoulder replacement after tearing his RC 6 months after RC surgery. He’s in his late 50’s, not a weight lifter but he rides a Harley and is an avid golfer, works on muscle cars. He told me his shoulder feels 100 better, has almost zero restrictions and is able to do whatever he wants. I really hope things work out for you, never say never.

 

[sandiego_2008]

My follow today with my surgeon actually went better than I expected. Essentially he said my rotator has been severely damaged far longer then what i believe, my secondary muscles have just been over compensating for it for years. I more then likely will need the reverse shoulder surgery but he thinks i have probably 10 years before it’s really necessary, then weight lifting will no longer be an option. Surgeon believes with consistent PT i’ll be able to return to gym around 5-6 months and still lift a decent amount pain free ( at least much less pain then before my surgery) , just avoid very “ heavy” lifts and nothing below 10 controlled reps. I can live with that easy.