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[spidey]

The first one was kind of like inscribing a circle with my elbow (pain= 1/10). The second is accurate as you described. The backward motion definitely hurts more (5/10). No pain on the forward motion.

LOL, sorry for the confusion. I am not a medical person. I had to look up the terms lateral, medial, distal, and proximal :D .

First movement: Stand sideways to a wall with your arm bent like you are flexing your biceps pointing your elbow at the wall and inscribe a large circle on the wall with your elbow. That is what I meant by rotating my shoulder.

Second movement: arm in same position like you are flexing your biceps. While keeping the shoulder still as possible, rotate around the elbow forward and backward kind of like doing a backfist strike. Pain in the backwards motion is 5/10.

[Shibby]

So is your elbow closer to your side, or more of it lifted like you were doing a shoulder press.

[spidey]

Lifted like doing a shoulder press.

[Shibby]

Well, either way it suonds like it alright, but it kind of sounds more like you injured you anterior deltoid. But it's hard to tell without seeing.