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Originally Posted by red911sc
The Tuesday before Christmas we had an ice storm. Our driveway is somewhat steep but my wife had salted. I drove up our driveway with no problem so I thought the salt had worked. I got out of my Jeep and instantly slipped and fell. I got up and carefully went in the house. I was having back pain and shoulder discomfort when I raised my arm. I waited a month and then went to the Doc. He informed me that I probably cracked a rib and that I had torn my rotator cuff. He offered x-rays to determine if the rib was cracked but knowing the treatment  I opted not to do them. I had been taking Ibuprofen as an anti-inflammatory, he suggested I continue this. He also gave me exercises. I have been doing the exercises and they don't seem to be helping. Doc said if I plateaued we would look at physical therapy or steroid treatment before surgery. The pain isn't that terrible so I'm considering not pursuing further treatment. I do have difficulty raising my arm and reaching out in certain directions. I would guess that I have "lost" about 15% of my range of motion. I can still move my arm through those "lost" areas it is just uncomfortable. Of course it is my right arm and I am right handed. I should add I am 41. Anybody have similar experiences? Tell me your story and/or what would you do? |
What type of excercises are you doing? Keep doing them. Do lateral raises with light weight dumbells 5-10 lbs... do front raises, lateral, and then do raises in front where you then twist to the sides and then down. Also grasp the dumbell in your hands hold it slightly in front of you and move it slowly to the side...then then back.
Do 3 sets of 10 reps, each excercise...
It is going to take a few months, if not longer...but keep doing these and eventually the pain will disappear. The key is to keep doing light weights, do them daily and your muscles around that area will become stronger and alleviate the impingement.