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!
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Thanks - have been trying the pillows. I have about five that I create a supportive nest so at least I am sleeping a bit better. I agree the positional placement does make a difference. I also went back and had some more acupuncture which does make it flare up for the short term and then settles into a dull ache, but not so much of the searing spasms. good luck for the new year.Originally posted by msgrupp
the better. I use a couple of pillows on the bed (while sleeping) so I can sleep on my back and prop my injured arm/shoulder on a pillow so the arm doesn't drop back to bed level.
I also, if sleeping on my stomach, again use a pillow to keep the arm on the same level as my body and not dropped back to the bed. I also find that if I sleep with the elbow LOWER than the shoulder (and not wrapped around a pillow!)--it does give some relief.
Post surgery--get alot of very large t-shirts. You may be in a sling/pillow arrangement for a few weeks while the shoulder heals a bit. Not a good situation for you as you may not have the use of both arms for locomotion.
Do use the pillows to prop the injured arm--it helps limit the movement while you're sleeping and keeps it from flopping back to bed level.
Thanks - have been trying the pillows. I have about five that I create a supportive nest so at least I am sleeping a bit better. I agree the positional placement does make a difference. I also went back and had some more acupuncture which does make it flare up for the short term and then settles into a dull ache, but not so much of the searing spasms. good luck for the new year.Originally posted by msgrupp
the better. I use a couple of pillows on the bed (while sleeping) so I can sleep on my back and prop my injured arm/shoulder on a pillow so the arm doesn't drop back to bed level.
I also, if sleeping on my stomach, again use a pillow to keep the arm on the same level as my body and not dropped back to the bed. I also find that if I sleep with the elbow LOWER than the shoulder (and not wrapped around a pillow!)--it does give some relief.
Post surgery--get alot of very large t-shirts. You may be in a sling/pillow arrangement for a few weeks while the shoulder heals a bit. Not a good situation for you as you may not have the use of both arms for locomotion.
Do use the pillows to prop the injured arm--it helps limit the movement while you're sleeping and keeps it from flopping back to bed level.
