soft tissue damage- shoulder
- Thread starter rivers
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Still early days yet, hope you manage to see the GP.
I had an accident and an xray and was sent home despite my protests, I knew something was wrong as my bicep was in completely different place to pre-accident. I had an MRI about a week later, then an operation 2 days after that, just before a cadaver would have been needed as my distal tendon was dying off!
Doesn't sound good. Did the hospital give you some beefy pain pills? You could also try a bag of peas wrapped in s teatiwek to help with the painis the arm in a sling to give it a rest?
Yeah, the sling is just to take the pressure off. if I'm lounging about on the sofa or in bed, I'm to have it propped up on pillows. Just finished my round of icing and am holding off on the painkillers until I'm ready for bed.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
An MRI would show the extent of soft tissue damage.
Update: back to the GP yesterday as the pain hasn't really subsided, and range of movement hasn't improved. Finally got a referral for physio. The GP I saw on Friday didn't even look at me, and just wrote a prescription for stronger meds (which didn't do anything), and gave me an amended duties sick note. I saw my actual GP yesterday, who listened, looked and had a chat. Her immediate response was physio and to go private as I can't really wait. But the bad news is, no diving for 2 months at least, and cycling can resume once I can keep my arm out in front of me without pain. If physio doesn't help, I need to go and see a shoulder specialist as I might need surgery. So who knows if I will be able to cycle the tour de bristol next month...
the aussie physio I mentioned has now published an on line shoulder program, I used the ACL program and found it excellent
the link is:
http://www.physiorehab.com/rehab-programs-shoulder-injury-surgery-rehab
the link is:
http://www.physiorehab.com/rehab-programs-shoulder-injury-surgery-rehab
What does the GP think you've actually damaged? Lots of structures in the shoulder, they need different management, so wait until you've seen the physio
Rotator cuff
vickster
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Definitely wait until the physio has given appropriate exercises
Have you made an appointment? Find someone with an interest / expertise in shoulders consult and assessment at 17:30 this eveningDefinitely wait until the physio has given appropriate exercises
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
You have my sympathy Rivers. I'm currently enduring a shoulder impingement, and when it twangs it hurts enough to make me feel faint. Shoulder pain is blummen miserable.
About 70% of my range of motion has returned, yay! But my physio isn't happy with the amount of pain I still have and a fun, loud, painful clunk that my shoulder makes when moved in a certain direction/way. So she has sent my GP a letter so I can get a referral for a scan. She wants an ultrasound for my rotator cuff and an MRI or CT scan to check for a SLAP/labral tear and an avulsion fracture. I'm going to push for a CT scan as I have a few piercings I would rather not remove.
vickster
Legendary Member
Hope it can be resolved without surgery - recovery from a labral tear repair isn't any fun at all
I think you'll need to remove the piercings for a CT scan too. Best to go for whichever scan is best suited to the job (I've had U/S and MRI on my shoulder, think CT is better for bony stuff rather than soft tissue)
@Cunobelin might be able to advise
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