Rota cuff?

[Lord Flashheart]

Not sure what I've done to my arm but the top outer side bloody hurts at certain angles and it's disturbing my sleep too. It's difficult to describe but if I try to tuck my shirt in around the back of my trousers, that's when the pain is at its worst. Feels like something's going to snap at that point.
I wondering whether this is rota cuff? And if it is, what the hell can I do about it? It's probably been best part of three months now and just when it feels like it might be improving, I go and swat a fly or something and I'm back to the beginning!

[Lord Flashheart]

anonymous said:

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I've no idea how it occurred, though I do often find I have to stretch out my arm at work and sometimes in awkward places like under a bath etc. But I've been doing that for over 35 years. I guess I'm not as supple as I once was! That sort of thing could have been the cause. There's no great pain when laying on it but more of a tenderness like when there's bruise. Sort of tricky trying to find a position for the arm to relax at night where there's no feeling of discomfort. I'd say the exact spot of tenderness is at the very top of the femur, slightly around towards the top of the tricep.

[Pieman68]

Presuming that you mean the rotator cuff, it could be an impingement

I struggled with pain in my arm for a while and was told it was an impingement in the rotator cuff. Apparently there are several tendons that run through a very narrow tunnel in the shoulder and if one of those is catching it can transfer pain into the arm

More than the shoulder issue, I think you should be more worried about your thigh bone being in your upper arm though

[Lord Flashheart]

Pieman68 said:

Presuming that you mean the rotator cuff, it could be an impingement

I struggled with pain in my arm for a while and was told it was an impingement in the rotator cuff. Apparently there are several tendons that run through a very narrow tunnel in the shoulder and if one of those is catching it can transfer pain into the arm

More than the shoulder issue, I think you should be more worried about your thigh bone being in your upper arm though

Hahaha, that quite 'humerus'. You'd have thought I'd have got that right considering I snapped by left humerus clean in half while my femur broke through my acetabulum in a car crash. Must've got brain damage too!

[V8covin]

I suffered from a frozen shoulder for the best part of 2 years.Couldn't raise my arm to the side more than a few inches, couldn't twist my arm....which when you consider I spray paint for a living was a real handicap.I had to learn how to use my other arm .
I fixed it by following some rotator cuff exercises I found online and continued to do them afterwards so it didn't happen again

[rolo0151]

Had an issue with my shoulder for coming up to 2 years now. Impingement is very common. I think mine is down to years of not warming up properly prior to working out.

Get it looked at by a specialist (when you can)
Loads of info on how to improve it. I have found the best thing for mine has been dead hangs along with resistance bands working all the different rotation angles of the shoulder helped.

[ben5575]

Bob and Brad are your go to youtubers. Don't let their presentation style put you off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlE5V180R4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlmEFOeK0s

Once you've figured out the problem, have a look at Stacie's fixes. She's excellent!

https://www.instagram.com/thephysiofix/

Be prepared for the long haul. Shoulders are a bh and take a long, long time to fix. I've done both my AC joints and no matter what you think is going to happen, or how you feel, they are an 18 month fix.

[JapanRed]

A physio is the answer here OP. Private ones aren’t too expensive if your GP is reluctant to refer you.

[rednotdead]

JapanRed said:

A physio is the answer here OP. Private ones aren’t too expensive if your GP is reluctant to refer you.

This ^^^. I had same symptoms and a trip to a physio every 2 weeks for a year, plus exercises at home, sorted it. I’ve maintained the exercises and 2 years later have not had a recurrence of the issue.

[Ayahuasca]

Been there done that. Physio and targeted exercises sorted it out. I knew something was wrong when couldn’t put a shirt on or get my seatbelt on without pain.

[Lord Flashheart]

ben5575 said:

Bob and Brad are your go to youtubers. Don't let their presentation style put you off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlE5V180R4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlmEFOeK0s

Once you've figured out the problem, have a look at Stacie's fixes. She's excellent!

https://www.instagram.com/thephysiofix/

Be prepared for the long haul. Shoulders are a bh and take a long, long time to fix. I've done both my AC joints and no matter what you think is going to happen, or how you feel, they are an 18 month fix.

These two are hilarious! But it seems they know their onions. It's looking highly likely I have a rotator cuff injury, so I'll try out some of their recommended exercises and see how I'm doing in 18 months!