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Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:30 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:30 am
Guys, I know that I’m an a-hole. Please look past that for a moment. My left shoulder is killing me. I think it’s my rotator cuff, but I’m not sure. I’m lucky enough to be right handed, but I really do more with my left than you would think.
I can’t lift my left arm up over my head, or even past 90 degrees. I can’t lay on my left side and I can’t even put my left arm behind my back. What the hell am I dealing with?
I can’t lift my left arm up over my head, or even past 90 degrees. I can’t lay on my left side and I can’t even put my left arm behind my back. What the hell am I dealing with?
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Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:35 am to Cobrasize
Would help if we knew how this happened
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:12 am to UhOhOreo
I don’t know how it happened. It started in January, that I couldn’t sleep with my arm under my pillow. Now I can’t even lay on my left side because it hurts. I’m right handed, so I have no idea what went wrong. I know that it sounds stupid, I know it, but I can barely use my left arm.
It’s fricking funny until it hurts lol
It’s fricking funny until it hurts lol
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 2:13 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:17 am to Cobrasize
I’m right handed, and this is my left shoulder. I have no idea what has happened. I can’t even pull my damn underwear up, with my left hand........l. I know that I’m opening myself up for all kinds of shite, but if someone has any idea, I’d be thankful
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:55 am to Cobrasize
If you don't have insurance you can get a MRI for 500 bucks. The price has fallen compared to a decade ago.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 3:37 am to Cobrasize
I had something similar a few years ago, tried acupuncture and it worked.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 4:01 am to Cobrasize
Go see a chiropractor. I watch videos on YouTube about people who can’t lift their arms but up to a certain height and a chiropractor fixed them right up
Posted on 8/6/20 at 5:37 am to mistaken4193
Could be Rotator cup.
My dad got to where he couldn't lift his arm above his shoulder. Had to have surgery to repair.
Good luck
My dad got to where he couldn't lift his arm above his shoulder. Had to have surgery to repair.
Good luck
Posted on 8/6/20 at 7:09 am to Cobrasize
All of these sound like good advice, I tried them all... MRI showed little, however, when the Dr drilled in, he found my RC was completely torn.
I have had open heart and this was worse... rehab a bitch.
Try the Chiropractor and everything; but expect the worse... (been about 10 years and my shoulder is starting to act up again... think I will just grin and bear it til I die)
Still can't sleep on my left shoulder by the way, can move it, just can't sleep on it
I have had open heart and this was worse... rehab a bitch.
Try the Chiropractor and everything; but expect the worse... (been about 10 years and my shoulder is starting to act up again... think I will just grin and bear it til I die)
Still can't sleep on my left shoulder by the way, can move it, just can't sleep on it
Posted on 8/6/20 at 7:13 am to Cobrasize
I don’t have the constant pain you do, but I tore my labrum in my left shoulder and it dislocates very easily when I have my arm above my head (throwing a football, sleeping with arm under pillow, etc)
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 7:14 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 7:30 am to RTN
the kool thing about a chiropractor, a good chiropractor, is if he/she sees something outside their expertise on the x-rays they will send you to the appropriate md.
it was a chiropractor that seen my brothers spine was broken, after, he had been to the emergency room x-rayed and looked at by them. he was in surgery the very next morning repairing a missing vertebrae.
it was a chiropractor that seen my brothers spine was broken, after, he had been to the emergency room x-rayed and looked at by them. he was in surgery the very next morning repairing a missing vertebrae.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 8:13 am to Cobrasize
As a physical therapist it could be anything from a Rotator cuff tear to simple rotator cuff tendinitis/bursitis...
I’d recommend going to an orthopedic and then PT. Trying that for a month before having it cut open. By that time you’ll know if conservative management is going to help. Chiropractor is great as well I just think you need to reinforce the manual therapeutic changes with exercises.
I’d recommend going to an orthopedic and then PT. Trying that for a month before having it cut open. By that time you’ll know if conservative management is going to help. Chiropractor is great as well I just think you need to reinforce the manual therapeutic changes with exercises.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 8:45 am to Doug Heffernan
Just from your description, torn rotator cuff or labrum is likely. If you can help it through non surgical means, do so. The surgery is a bitch. If you have to have surgery, a cryocuff and opioids are going to be your best friends.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 9:34 am to Cobrasize
If you don’t think you’ve torn a muscle check to see if your insurance covers the Chiro. Find one that includes soft tissue work with the treatment. You need the Doc if you tore something. Regardless the doc is going to recommend Physical Therapy and/or surgery unless this is minor.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:33 pm to Cobrasize
Adhesive capsulitis. You'll be fine in two or three years.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 2:30 pm to Cobrasize
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What the hell am I dealing with?
Sounds like "frozen shoulder" and rotator cuff most likely. You might be able to rehab it but if its fully torn you need to get surgery soon or other shoulder muscles will begin to atrophy. You definitely shouldn't ignore it and first step would be to get an MRI find out what is going on.
I have been through the surgery and its not fun.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 4:22 pm to Cobrasize
Like the others have said, could be frozen shoulder or rotator cuff - but it may not be that bad either.
I had very similar symptoms a couple of years ago. Couldn't lift my right arm over my head or reach around and scratch the small of my back, much less my shoulder. Doc referred me to a physical therapist. I forgot what he called it, but mine was fundamentally a repetitive stress type of situation. I was working IT at the time and my right hand spend lots of time working a mouse.
Went to physical therapy 3 days a week for about 2 months. After a couple of weeks I almost quit because I thought the guy was a quack unwilling to admit he was wrong about my problem - then about the 4th week things started loosing up and now all is well.
I had very similar symptoms a couple of years ago. Couldn't lift my right arm over my head or reach around and scratch the small of my back, much less my shoulder. Doc referred me to a physical therapist. I forgot what he called it, but mine was fundamentally a repetitive stress type of situation. I was working IT at the time and my right hand spend lots of time working a mouse.
Went to physical therapy 3 days a week for about 2 months. After a couple of weeks I almost quit because I thought the guy was a quack unwilling to admit he was wrong about my problem - then about the 4th week things started loosing up and now all is well.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 4:48 pm to Cobrasize
Preliminary question:
Do you sleep on you side, with you shoulder and arm on the bottom for instance?
If so I had an episode similar to this. My ortho did some analysis and bounced it off his colleague. They determined it was basically a stinger but a slow developing from the pressure and weight of sleeping on the shoulder. I did rubber band pull for 2 weeks and didn’t sleep on my side and it’s never come back.
Do you sleep on you side, with you shoulder and arm on the bottom for instance?
If so I had an episode similar to this. My ortho did some analysis and bounced it off his colleague. They determined it was basically a stinger but a slow developing from the pressure and weight of sleeping on the shoulder. I did rubber band pull for 2 weeks and didn’t sleep on my side and it’s never come back.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 5:06 pm to JustGetItRight
That happens very often. As a PT it does the heart good to hear of stories like yours. Too many folks want the quick fix these days. 12-15 visits of PT and dedication to a home exercise program typically does wonders.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 5:22 pm to Cobrasize
Now that everybody has scared you with talk of chiropractors and surgery. Just make sure you get a good chiropractor. My husband went to one with his back and she almost crippled him for life. He hurt so bad after her visit I had to take him to the emergency room.
He went to a specialist the next day and had rods put in his back.
I would make sure to get medical advice first.
He went to a specialist the next day and had rods put in his back.
I would make sure to get medical advice first.
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