From: jjlawren@garfield.uwaterloo.ca (Jay Lawrence - DCS, MC 2029, x5327)
Subject: Re: Recurring Shoulder Injury
Reply-To: jjlawren@garfield.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: Department of Computing Services, University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 02:51:12 GMT

In article 11406@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU, kpfleger@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Karl Robert Pfleger) writes:
>In article <92316.203029DMS161@psuvm.psu.edu> <DMS161@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>>I have had a recurring shoulder problem for a few years now and it is hampering
>>my ability to work-out.
>.....
>>considerable pain.  I was finally able to do military presses without pain
>>about 4 months later, except that I now have popping in both shoulders.
>
>Unfortunately, I have no advice to offer, only empathy. I have a
>"popping" in my right shoulder which I'm beginning to feel (now that I'm
>getting more serious about working out) is limiting my improvements.
>During one somewhat intense week, it actually got painful enough that it
>hurt for a day or two when I would do simple things like lift a full
>glass of water.

I have never been quite that bad, but I can really empathisize with what
you are writing about!!!  Ouch.

>In terms of working out I notice it mostly when doing dumbell flyes.
>When my arms get just above horizontal, I'll feel a
>pop/crack/slip/whatever-it-is in my right shoulder (occasionally but
>much less frequently in my left). It feels almost like I imagine

Same here...in my case it is opposite hands...I'm left handed...hmmm.

In my case it feels like a tendon or ligament is snapping around my shoulder
region...major pain at times...I don't force it though...

>I haven't had a chance to see anyone about it yet, and I've no idea what
>the problem might be (other than a weak joint). Perhaps it is the same

I did talk to my GP about it.  She wasn't a big help, but I did get a
series of xrays to see if it was damaged.  Came out ok.  *whew*
I mentioned my problem to a friend of mine - he suggested that I REALLY
properly stretch my shoulders prior to work outs.  This helps alot...but
when I start increasing my loads it doesn't always help enough....

>Being a good misc.fitness reader, I immediately backed off and when it
>became an actual pain instead of an interesting pop. I don't notice much
>change in terms of my shoulder not popping anymore.  I unfortunately can't
>think of many good stretches for the shoulders, but I do a few that seem to
>loosen them as much as possible. Anderson's Stretching doesn't seem to
>help much here.

Finally I am to the point where I am cooling it off complete on the shoulders
other exercises are hitting them in addition to shoulder specific.  I think
that my problem is with my rotator cuff getting over stressed and
becomming VERY sore!  So I am giving it a chance to rest a bit, and I'll be
more deliberate with being 'good' to it....hence my query about the Rotator
Cuff solution....I think that it can't hurt!  (any more than it already
does!)

Because of many factors I have taken a one and a half week break...I'm
feeling much better now...I think that the rest has done me good, but
I have to take it easy on the shoulders and let them go at their own
unique speed.....

Comments?
Jay
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