[M_Six]

I managed to screw up my right arm at the gym today. I've been doing resistance training to strengthen my upper body, but lately my right arm has been sore at the top right where my shoulder begins. I've been working through it, perhaps foolishly, but today I was doing pushdowns on a machine and it really started to hurt. I stopped the workout at that point, but now my right arm feels like it has a rotator cuff injury. I had a nasty rotator cuff injury on my left arm years ago from a motorcycle accident and this is what it felt like. Although it's not nearly as bad this time around.

So in an attempt to stave off injuries by strengthening my muscles, I've managed to injure myself. I had planned on ramping up my exercise routines starting tomorrow, but this is going to throw cold water on those plans. Getting old sucks.

[kscarrol]

Hopefully it's not the rotator cuff. I injured my left shoulder years ago under similar circumstances though that turned out to be bicep tendonitis. Awful, at its worst i could barely raise my arm to wash in the shower. It took more than 9 months to finally heal. I ate a lot of Aleeve under my doctor's orders!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I managed to screw up my right arm at the gym today. I've been doing resistance training to strengthen my upper body, but lately my right arm has been sore at the top right where my shoulder begins. I've been working through it, perhaps foolishly, but today I was doing pushdowns on a machine and it really started to hurt. I stopped the workout at that point, but now my right arm feels like it has a rotator cuff injury. I had a nasty rotator cuff injury on my left arm years ago from a motorcycle accident and this is what it felt like. Although it's not nearly as bad this time around.

So in an attempt to stave off injuries by strengthening my muscles, I've managed to injure myself. I had planned on ramping up my exercise routines starting tomorrow, but this is going to throw cold water on those plans. Getting old sucks.

I’d let it heal a bit, maybe ice it, then find some rehab exercises on YouTube, there’s probably many. You can still work the other arm while you’re rehabbing the injured one if you like. Or go to your doc if you think it’s bad enough that that is justified.

[Lady Jane]

If you were old enough in that era you'll probably get a perfect score.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Hopefully it's not the rotator cuff. I injured my left shoulder years ago under similar circumstances though that turned out to be bicep tendonitis. Awful, at its worst i could barely raise my arm to wash in the shower. It took more than 9 months to finally heal. I ate a lot of Aleeve under my doctor's orders!

That's what this feels like. Can barely raise my arm or reach for anything.

Originally Posted by Esteban

I’d let it heal a bit, maybe ice it, then find some rehab exercises on YouTube, there’s probably many. You can still work the other arm while you’re rehabbing the injured one if you like. Or go to your doc if you think it’s bad enough that that is justified.

I'll give it a few days to see if it feels any better. I can still do legs and ride the trainer, so it's not like I'll have any problems burning calories. My prior rotator cuff injury was far worse and even that one was not a tear, so I'm sure this is minor, or it could be the same bicep tendonitis kscarrol mentioned.

[kscarrol]

If you can take it, my ortho said take Aleeve as it’s best for the inflammation.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

If you were old enough in that era you'll probably get a perfect score.

I got bored after the first 40 questions. I missed a couple.

[Pauly Wauly]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I managed to screw up my right arm at the gym today. I've been doing resistance training to strengthen my upper body, but lately my right arm has been sore at the top right where my shoulder begins. I've been working through it, perhaps foolishly, but today I was doing pushdowns on a machine and it really started to hurt. I stopped the workout at that point, but now my right arm feels like it has a rotator cuff injury. I had a nasty rotator cuff injury on my left arm years ago from a motorcycle accident and this is what it felt like. Although it's not nearly as bad this time around.

So in an attempt to stave off injuries by strengthening my muscles, I've managed to injure myself. I had planned on ramping up my exercise routines starting tomorrow, but this is going to throw cold water on those plans. Getting old sucks.

I injured my right shoulder/rotator cuff a few Months ago doing decline push ups. I`m almost back to no pain, but for a couple of Months it even hurt when I turned my upper body to do something. There`s nothing you can do but to rest the shoulder. It will eventually get better, but it will take longer to heal now because we are older.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

I injured my right shoulder/rotator cuff a few Months ago doing decline push ups. I`m almost back to no pain, but for a couple of Months it even hurt when I turned my upper body to do something. There`s nothing you can do but to rest the shoulder. It will eventually get better, but it will take longer to heal now because we are older.

That's what I'm thinking. I was really looking forward to upping my exercise game and losing some weight. I can still do it, but it's going to be harder if I can't lift or do rowing.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

If you can take it, my ortho said take Aleeve as it’s best for the inflammation.

My cardio doc already suggested I stop taking meloxicam (NSAID) that I was taking daily for arthritis if I could deal with the discomfort. It hinders the BP meds I take. I've been off the meloxicam for over a year now. My hands ache a bit more, but it's not intolerable. And my BP has come down some. I'll pop an ibuprofen very now and then if I need it, but daily NSAIDs are out of the question.

[MaxVO2]

Originally Posted by M_Six

My cardio doc already suggested I stop taking meloxicam (NSAID) that I was taking daily for arthritis if I could deal with the discomfort. It hinders the BP meds I take. I've been off the meloxicam for over a year now. My hands ache a bit more, but it's not intolerable. And my BP has come down some. I'll pop an ibuprofen very now and then if I need it, but daily NSAIDs are out of the question.

***Wait a few days and see if you get better, but there is no reason you can't do tons of cardio and some gentle flexibility and range of motion work on other parts of your body to get yourself moving better in general. You can also just eat less to lose the weight - it is very difficult to lose weight through just exercising if you do not cut back calories. Longer term no question it helps, but only if your activity level and dietary habits are conducive to the weight loss.

Anyway, a decent PT, Physiotherapist or movement person can do some quick screening and assessment testing to see if you have postural or mobility issues in your shoulder (reduced sub-acromial space issues due to muscular imbalances and movement pattern problems) and design a developmentally appropriate set of corrective/medical exercises to often dramatically reduce the possibility of you injuring yourself or injuring yourself further.

If you have shoulder stacking problems related to capsular tightness, there are some very effective stretches that can be done as a regular part of your movement prep/warmup before lifting weights.

Many men in my experience *way* overwork their chest muscles and in addition to postural issues that exacerbate shoulder compaction, cause themselves significant damage to the shoulder complex, the biceps tendon(s) and eventually this can lead to debility and chronic pain and remodeling of the shoulder with poor outcomes.

Anyway, if your posture looks somewhat like the fellows below - there's lots that can be done with decent movement work to correct imbalances in both strength and range of motion due to postural issues and pattern overload related to poor movement mechanics.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Esteban]

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