YAY shoulder

[bigDman]

Im going to the doctor soon, but thought Id get some input from you guys too
1. When did the pain begin? Wrestling late January
2. What were you doing at the time? Or did the pain come on gradually over time?
I got dropped on my head from about 4 feet up. Shoulder was very stiff during this time and could barley move. Was back wrestling by the next day
3. Where, anatomically, is the pain?
Inside the left shoulder. Kind of feels like its in the socket
4. What does the pain feel like? Sharp? Dull? Aching? Stabbing? Shooting?
Makes my left shoulder very weak. Id say its a dull pain in my shoulder ( i was never good describing pains)
5. Is the pain constant, or intermittent, or only on certain motions?
Only when heavy benching raw. Any pressing movment. Any shoulder movment. Pullups but not chinups
6. What motions make your pain worse?
see 5. When benching in a shirt it doesnt hurt during but once the shirt is off it hurts
7. What, if anything, makes your pain better?
I mean it doesnt hurt if im not doing movments described abouve
8. Does your pain radiate to any other part of your body?
No.
9. What things could you do before, that you cannot do now because of your injury?
bench over 225 comfterably
10. What is your main concern regarding the pain and its consequences?
Not being able to compete to the best of my abilities aug 2
11. Have you ever injured that part of your body before? If so, how?
No.
12. Is your pain getting worse over time? And if so, how much worse over what time period?
No.. Its been the same for a while


I can feel a difference in my left shoulder. There is a bump there that is not on my right i belive its the Coracoid Process

[UConnJulie]

The bump is likely your AC joint (acromioclavicular) and if it became prominent as a result of the fall, it could be that you separated your shoulder (not dislocated ... separated ... different joint).

How did you land from the drop? Where were your arms?
And most importantly, how the heck did that happen?!

How's your neck? Any stiffness or loss of full range of motion?

[bigDman]

well I was wrestling. a kid had me by my trap and through my legs... lifted me up his hand on my trap slipped and i came crashing down. He landed on top. This was in January. Then everything was stiff. I rested it for a day. Practiced light the next two days then had a match. Then wrestled 100% on it for the rest of the season. At the beginning I couldnt move it over my head. Couldnt do pushups and it just hurt.

[UConnJulie]

What "everything" was stiff? Just the shoulder or the neck too?

Can you now sleep on that side?

[bigDman]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

What "everything" was stiff? Just the shoulder or the neck too?

Can you now sleep on that side?

neck upper arm shoulder.


I can sleep on the side, but i know its hurt. Like it doesnt hurt at all, but you can tell its not the same as the other shoulder. It rarely hurts when not lifting. Every once in a while it will get in an awkward situation where it hurts

[UConnJulie]

Does the neck still bother you? Any pain or stiffness when you turn your head to the extremes left and right?

[bigDman]

nope

[bigDman]

any rehab protocol for separated ac joint

[UConnJulie]

Mostly it's just rest ... and ice/NSAIDs to decrease inflammation. But you're pretty far out from injury right? > 12 weeks?
At this point if you can, lay off offending exercises for a few weeks, and focus instead on rotator cuff strengthening, and lower and mid trap strengthening. Keeping your movements below shoulder level should help avoid provoking pain. When you start back in with pressing, start with push ups and variations, again looking to avoid pain, before you start with heavy benching. The shirt probably helps by providing compression over the joint. When you get back to benching you can try taping over it (from mid-pec up and over the joint down to mid-scap area) and see if that helps.

On another note, when is your orientation at UConn?