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get an xray. It's cheap and painless.

do you get pain just on hanging from pullup bar? Arms wide or narrow? You might try the pulldowns, as you can get some angle with those that reduces stress on the shoulder.

MRI's may not properly diagnose ACL issues. A good ortho should be able to physically manipulate your knee to determine if the ACL is still working.

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stay out of the danger zone ! Its over-rated anyway :-)

with overly flexible shoulders, it may not be as bad as when a guy shoulder dislocates.

I think they can do stuff...

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18 dislocations? Do they occur with similar type activity? Is there pain? Are both shoulders lax? Have you had a scope?

Supposedly each successive dislocation becomes...

when I used to do gazillions of pushups, my wrist could get inflammed for no reason, causing a problem with bending 90deg. Then it would go away. Just do the pushups with fists for now, or one hand...

I can't comment on the nerve issue per se, but just recommend being careful to lift in a controlled disciplined manner so as not to injure a joint, even if that means lifting light.

I am not sure exactly what happens with a labrum injury, but I suspect it can involve capsule as well, causing scarring (loss of ROM). Like previous poster said, I believe its a static injury that...

sounds like part of the original problem included rotator cuff inflammation. Could you tell what symptoms a labrum defect caused? Or did the shoulder just hurt in general?

regaining ROM probably depends on why you lost ROM. Scarring in ligament might take a long time to work through, if at all. I'd guess if you work it daily, maybe 6 months to a year.

I'm not...

eat proper (protein, fruits & veggies), sleep proper, and don't load up the knee with any jumping or twisting forces, and you will give it the best odds.

Still, from sounds of things, I would...

I did the sit on sofa, cross leg, and lean forward stretch, and I can't even get close to getting hands on ground.

wow, that is a bad injury for a softball game.

how did they fix the ACL? How much meniscus remains?

you have any pain / tightness when doing cross body stretch, with arm across chest? Inner rotation ... ?

just FYI, I have read that surgery's late in the day can be higher risk, if the doctor gets too tired. I guess it depends on whether doctor is morning or night person and what time they begin their...

spinal stenosis, and a degenerative disc

I am not sure what stenosis is.

As for degen disc, that's a catch all phrase the doctors like to use, for undiagnosed back pain. It could indeed be a...

its mostly likely just RC irritation. That alone can mess up sleep. Lifting heavy with RC irritation can lead to tear. Certain exercises compress the RC space, such as overhead, so avoid doing...

I'm sort of guessing here, but I'd think any exercise where your shoulder is in the "safe zone" of ROM, and not in danger of sublux or dislocate. Any exercise where the arms are above the head, or...

there are many youtube videos to rehab a shoulder. Many using those stretch bands, you can get at Academy in varying strengths. I'd do them daily just to maintain circulation, even if its very...

for a tricky back, you have to have very good form to do dead lifts. Start out very light, maybe just a 45 pound bar on a platform of some sort, so you aren't lifting it straight off the floor. ...