Posted 2014-10-29 5:46 PM Subject: Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
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Posts: 1612 Location: Cocoa, Florida
I am in a LOT of pain especially when I sleep.... My shoulder (almost like the joint of my shoulder) hurts along the top like it almost goes into my collar bone. It's a soreness that gets worse with movement or when I sleep. It hurts sometimes when my arms are up doing hair. I have no idea what I did or when I did it, although I did notice after a few Crossfit classes it strated getting sore and I wasn't used to doing the lifting I was doing.
I also play softball but I hadn't in a while and I'm afraid to go back and play now. Lifting things hurts sometimes as well, like hay and saddles!!!!
I don't think its the rotator cuff but I've never had a shoulder injury. I take In profein for pain but it doesn't help much.
Dr said I need an MRI and sports trainer said my muscles feel like they're to far forward. I can't be out of work forever so I don't know what to do!
Posted 2014-10-29 6:25 PM Subject: RE: Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
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Posts: 4483
Yep sounds like my shoulder pain. Refused to go to dr.based on what happened with my sister. A year and 2 months later I am almost back to normal, which is faster than my sister healed with surgery. I went to a chiropracter and that helped some but what really helped was the hurty kind of massage along with chiro adjustments. They said it would take this long because it was ligament damage which we all know takes a long time to heal and I carry my tension in my neck and shoulders so that slowed me down some. For pain I went with essential oils that worked faster than Advil but had to reapply it more often.
Posted 2014-10-29 6:39 PM Subject: RE: Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
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Posts: 2258
You sound like me I can barely sleep in a bed anymore and usually end up in a recliner. I have trouble doing things over head, picking pens hurts well just about everything anymore does . I have never had a shoulder injury but have had a back injury. I assume mine is over use and never being able to rest it long enough to heal. I am too afraid to go see what I have done !
Posted 2014-10-30 11:25 AM Subject: RE: Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
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Posts: 4122 Location: Buffalo, TX
I hurt my shoulder a couple months ago and the pain was really bad and I also couldn't find a good position to sleep...I deal with the residual effects of breaking my C3 vertebrae in 1992.....I did a number of things and it's nearly 100% now and no problem sleeping anymore:
1. I put a tennis ball right on the painful part of where the muscle ties in at the groove on the side of my bicep and pressed up against a wall to bring blood to the area for a few minutes every day. (put it on the most painful part)...it's called frozen shoulder, and it's the exact symptoms you have....the tennis ball thing gives instant relief if you get the right spot...he has a you tube video showing where to put it. 2. I had chiro and massage therapy at least 3 times in 2 months. 3. I bought the Back on Track T-shirt and wear it for about 4 hrs. a day when I get home.
Posted 2014-10-30 11:44 AM Subject: RE: Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
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Posts: 4051 Location: wherever my daughter's running
I have. When I told the Dr. the only way I could get relief was to hold my arm up like I was reaching for the sky - he immediately said pinched nerve. Gave me some anti - inflamatory meds. It took a while for it to get better. It was so odd - the only way I could sleep was to lay on the same side my hurting shoulder was on and extend my arm. So try to hold it straight up and see if you get relief.
Anyone ever had a Shoulder Injury?? (OT)
