I have two small injuries. Would appreciate advice.
1) I was DB pressing a new PB for me last Saturday. 60 lbs each hand. Did two reps. Since then my right shoulder, throwing arm, hurts. I've had a bit of a rotator cuff "click" in it for decades. Now it's worse.
2) This one is actually funny. Last Wednesday (two days ago) I had the second of two free personal training sessions for joining a new gym. The trainer had me doing lunges across the gym. The idea was to walk across they gym putting one foot way out in front then lowering one's hips until the back knee is near the ground and the front thigh is parallel to the ground, all while keeping one's back straight. Then up and then the other leg goes in front and so on across the gym. I did this a few times and then with my right leg in front, I just felt and think I actually heard a "pop" in my right hip. It was right out of "Burn before reading".
So know I have a sore right shoulder and a sore right hip. I can't run tomorrow because of the hip, and don't think I should do a shoulder or chest routine either, unless I kept the weights really low.
So what should I do? Just not work out?
God I feel old.
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Thread: Small Injuries. Want advice
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11-20-2009, 08:49 PM #1
Small Injuries. Want advice
05/24/2009, 186.2 lbs
04/01/2010, 159.4 lbs
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11-20-2009, 09:11 PM #2
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RC injuries are common , you fix it by doing the right exercises usually high reps lower weight , you can google rotator cuff rehab and you will find a dozen or more exercises you can do .. if you have a full tear you will need surgery.
To establish that, you need a visit to the doc and an MRI , x-rays can't see the the damage
Did he have you warmup before doing lunges ? you should ask your trainer about the lunge .. you probably strained a muscle from the excessive stretch.
do your chest routine with light weight and alternate a press like the bench and a standing press , use light weight and high reps and most importantly look up some RC rehab movementswho says love has to be soft and gentle ?
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11-20-2009, 09:15 PM #3
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11-21-2009, 05:23 AM #7
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Hi, this is something I know a little about having had 3 shoulder surgeries. First, you need to rest it for a week or so and take some anti-inflammatories. 800 of motrin 3 times a day seems to work for me. I wouldn't do any pressing exercises until pain free. In a week or so when you're pain free, try some of your fav pressing excercises at a LIGHT weight for high reps. Don't over do it this first time. If that day or the next day you have pain, time to go to the ortho guy. If you remain pain free, stay light on your pressing exercises for a couple weeks and gradually increase the weight.
With shoulder injuries you HAVE to be patient, they don't get better overnight. If you end up having to go to the ortho guy, ask him to prescribe you a round or two of rehab. Stay away from the cortisone injections, I've had them, probably more than I should have and they do more harm than good in the long run.
Shoulder specific rehab is probably your best bet. The MRI will be the definitve answer regarding surgery. If you need it, don't worry. Most shoulder surgeries (I say most, not all) can be done with an arthroscope these days.
Good luck,
SteveLast edited by pig_killer; 11-21-2009 at 05:54 AM. Reason: spelling
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11-21-2009, 05:56 AM #8
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I've got a bad shoulder injury from working out last week. But this is actually an old "friend" resurfacing as he does about every 6 months or so, effectively derailing my shoulder/chest training. Over the years I've found various ways to work around it, but Steve is right: when it first occurs and there's pain, you have to stop for awhile.
I have another old injury in my lumbar area that occurs usually doing T-bars or deadlifts. It doesn't cripple me, although it's occurred so often in the past 20 years I'm used to it and am told that the same injury freaks people out and they lie in bed thinking they can't move. For me, this is an easy one to work around using pullups, pulldowns, but especially one arm dumbell rows."An infraction is better than an infarction."
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