benztof
10-22-2007, 11:51 PM
I hate to start another shoulder injury post considering the 5 others i see on the page. I did use the search engine though and have been reading for hours now. I was hoping to describe what I am feeling and see if anyone else has felt it before or can give me advice. I am going to see a doctor which is probably the best advice.
So, about 5 months ago I was playing handball and swung across my body. I felt a pain in my upper tricep area for a couple of days. I tried to bench and work through it but that only made things worse. I have been away from the gym for 4 1/2 months now. I had an MRI on my tricep which came up negative. I continued to play softball and other sports throughout the 4 months, never really getting full rest. The arm feels very weak and now I think i have totally aggravated something.
Right now my symptoms are a burning sensation under my armpit and towards my upper tricep/shoulder. The burning feels like somebody rubbed icyhot on my armpit.. It is a burning but also cool tingling feeling... If that makes any sense. I went to the doc today who tried some R/C tests. I seem to be able to resist his force when pushing on my arm straight in front of me and to the side. The pain is intense when i hold my arm straight out and rotate it as if i was turning a door knob. I get a sharp, uncomfortable pain in the back of my arm. So, I have not been using weights for 4 1/2 months but have continued to play sports.. The pain was tolerable up until a couple of days ago when I guess I really aggravated it... Any advice would be great... Thanks!
Ben
So, about 5 months ago I was playing handball and swung across my body. I felt a pain in my upper tricep area for a couple of days. I tried to bench and work through it but that only made things worse. I have been away from the gym for 4 1/2 months now. I had an MRI on my tricep which came up negative. I continued to play softball and other sports throughout the 4 months, never really getting full rest. The arm feels very weak and now I think i have totally aggravated something.
Right now my symptoms are a burning sensation under my armpit and towards my upper tricep/shoulder. The burning feels like somebody rubbed icyhot on my armpit.. It is a burning but also cool tingling feeling... If that makes any sense. I went to the doc today who tried some R/C tests. I seem to be able to resist his force when pushing on my arm straight in front of me and to the side. The pain is intense when i hold my arm straight out and rotate it as if i was turning a door knob. I get a sharp, uncomfortable pain in the back of my arm. So, I have not been using weights for 4 1/2 months but have continued to play sports.. The pain was tolerable up until a couple of days ago when I guess I really aggravated it... Any advice would be great... Thanks!
Ben