Any one who has read my previous posts knows that I've been having some shoulder problems. I've been to the doctor several times and everything has been going good. I've been doing rotator cuff strenghting exercises for about a month, every day, and the doc said that my shoulder strength was doing very well. But for about the last week or so, it has been aching down in the AC joint where my bones are rubbing and clicking together (one is sliding under the other), causing the pain. I thought that since my shoulder was stronger that it should be holding my bones in place, but it started aching like it hasn't improved at all. Then the other day at work, I was carrying a bucket of ice and the muscle on top of your arm..not sure what's it's called, not the bicep but the one that is to the outside... felt pulled and it kept felling like it was pulling my shoulder joint down; it kinda felt like it was pulling it out of place downward, and the doctor said that my shoulder only popped out slightly to the front now so I've been doing back exercises. Now today my whole shoulder is sore. Has anyone else with shoulder problems experienced something like this before? Should I go back into the doctor or just take ibuprofen (sp?) regularly and keep doing my exercises. Thanx!
~Kyra
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That's what my left shoulder was doing after 2 surgeries. Neither was specifically for rotator cuff. I could place my hands on the steering wheel of the car and drop my left shoulder and have it feel like it was separating. Couldn't do it with my right. So I figured something was wrong on the RIGHT side. Turns out--it WAS the left side that was a problem. It took another 6 years to get it diagnosed correctly. I was dislocating my shoulder and then was able to "relocate" it. Result--probably some of the torn rotator cuff I had.
I finally had the correct surgery in 1998 (a thermal assisted capsular shift) which solved the problem. I don't know if they're still doing it with a thermal assist. I understand that now they just open the area and trim some of the area and restitch it. What is happening is that your labrum is losing it's cup-like properties and allow the shoulder joint to slip out of the "confinement".
You need to see someone who specializes in shoulders and upper extremeties. NOT the guy who claims to be a general orthopedic surgeon who handles anything from a kid's broken finger to grandma's hip replacement. You can't be good in all areas!!! Shoulder specialists have seen it all and can get you diagnosed faster (as they've seen it before) and know how to get you back to the water.
That's what my left shoulder was doing after 2 surgeries. Neither was specifically for rotator cuff. I could place my hands on the steering wheel of the car and drop my left shoulder and have it feel like it was separating. Couldn't do it with my right. So I figured something was wrong on the RIGHT side. Turns out--it WAS the left side that was a problem. It took another 6 years to get it diagnosed correctly. I was dislocating my shoulder and then was able to "relocate" it. Result--probably some of the torn rotator cuff I had.
I finally had the correct surgery in 1998 (a thermal assisted capsular shift) which solved the problem. I don't know if they're still doing it with a thermal assist. I understand that now they just open the area and trim some of the area and restitch it. What is happening is that your labrum is losing it's cup-like properties and allow the shoulder joint to slip out of the "confinement".
You need to see someone who specializes in shoulders and upper extremeties. NOT the guy who claims to be a general orthopedic surgeon who handles anything from a kid's broken finger to grandma's hip replacement. You can't be good in all areas!!! Shoulder specialists have seen it all and can get you diagnosed faster (as they've seen it before) and know how to get you back to the water.
