Shoulder injury

[GATOR]

The doc. told me that I have arthritus in my left AC joint....he prescribed me some anti-I's(meloxicam 7.5 mg).....and that worked miracles.

However, he also said that I have an impingement in the same shoulder. THis really hinders my range of motion...and still hurts llike hell. I see the average woman at my gym lifting more on side laterals than me. Does anyone have any experiences with this type of injury...any suggestions to help me re-hab it. thanx

[grifilken]

with the shoulder it just takes time...i finally can start lifting heavy weights again after two years of not being able to. I screwed up my left rotater cuff in a football game...so the doc said to stay away from heavy weights and let it heal...thats my advice to you...

[D Animal]

Hope you get better gator the gladitor...ANIMALLLLL

[bonebreaker]

I've had both rotator cuffs repaired because of tears created by this "impingement" problem. Your Acromion, (shoulder bone), is too close, usually hooked downward, to the rotator cuff group and eventually a bone spur will develop and eat away at it. Arthritis will rear its ugly head too at the end of the Acromion along with a spur, possibly. If I were you, I would find an good ortho guy who is affiliated with a pro sports franchise and get an MRI to see what's up. Most times, this problem can be corrected wityh an arthroscope. If you do like I did, and wait until it tears, they have to open you up. A "Full Open Repair", which is no picnic. Don't believe what anybody tells you, IF YOU HAVE A TORN ROTATOR CUFF, IT WILL NEVER REPAIR ITSELF. BB

[grifilken]

my shoulder has been doing better since i took a break off lifting...

[GATOR]

Good info BB. I already had an MRI done.....my Doc. (who is one of the best sprots docs around) said I have an impingement...only no rotator cuff problems.....I personally think otherewise...but? Anyways, he recommended shaving down a portion of the bone which causes the impingement to allow more room to move. If I have this done what is the recovery period like(how long) and what is the success rate.
thanx.

[bonebreaker]

I'm not sure about the recovery time, but it would be a scope job. I'm guessing 2-3 months, guessing I remind you. I do know that a "Full Open" like I had takes at least a year, YUP A YEAR to get back to where you were before the damage. Lots of PT and hard work just to be patient about not lifting too much too fast. Good luck. If you wait, you're risking some possible serious damage like I had. I wish I would have had my impingement corrected before all the damage occured. Just my 2 cc's, but I'd get it repaired now. BB

[bonebreaker]

By the way, the success rate by a qualified ortho guy is probably like 98% or higher. It's a fairly simple procedure. BB

[dude]

Impingement is really not a diagnosis on it's own. There are other impairments that are leading to the impingment. You should get an evaluation done by a very good physical therapist to find out what problems are causing the impingement.

[bowbow]

I suggest getting a good therapist. I had the same problem where my bones where to close together causing pain when lifting. My therapist had me doing alot of streching and inner strenghtening of the muscle which actually seperates and puts more room between the two bones.After about 10 weeks he had my full range of motion back and no pain. It was much better and cheaper than waiting and having to have surgery.

[GATOR]

Originally posted by bowbow
I suggest getting a good therapist. I had the same problem where my bones where to close together causing pain when lifting. My therapist had me doing alot of streching and inner strenghtening of the muscle which actually seperates and puts more room between the two bones.After about 10 weeks he had my full range of motion back and no pain. It was much better and cheaper than waiting and having to have surgery.

What kind of therapist do I see? How about "active release therapy" will that work?

[bowbow]

My doc just sent me to a good physical therapist at a rehab center. He new his shit, He could tell what was wrong just by moving my arm around and me telling him when the pain started and checking my range of motion. It was painful therapy but worked great.

[RJ JR]

What exactly is a impingement?

[dude]

Impingement of the shoulder is where one or more of the rotator cuff tendons are compressed between the humerus and acromion of the scapula when raising your arm. This is very painful and could be from inflammation, weak/imbalanced rotator cuff muscles, calcification, etc.

[dude]

Originally posted by GATOR
What kind of therapist do I see? How about "active release therapy" will that work?

Did you even read my post? I suggested you see a physical therapist or what you canadians call a physiotherapist.