shoulder injury- cortizone shot

[Donny]

Been around the game a long time and many of the huge bench press guys from back in the day can't bench anything now with all the destruction the lift caused. I believe the lift is really bad for the shoulder/pec joint. Know one guy that ripped off his tricep too.  I believe the lift really shortens the range of motion of the joint setting up tightness that is prone to ripping. The lift hasn't been around that long in the history of lifting. I watch big fat guys with big barrel chests taking an extreme arch with a wide grip barely moving the bar around 12".  How is that contributing to increased athletic attributes in any way? 

Judo if you use 315lbs for sets of inclines you are crazy strong in pressing but don't let your ego destroy your body.

agree bench press is not the best pec exercise.

[phil mcgroin]

It doesn't mask the pain signal but it takes out the inflammation. It can be the last resort for some but when it works it's like a miracle. If you can stop the swelling (inflammation) that could be an actual cure for some.

I hear the latest injection is a alcohol based one that is masking the pain by numbing the nerve. I wouldn't do that but then again pain is a great motivator.

You make a good point.looking at it that way sounds like a good idea.thanks

[Radical Plato]

Cortisone never did shit for my bung shoulder.

[oldtimer1]

Cortisone never did shit for my bung shoulder.

It worked like a miracle for one of my problems and nothing for another.

[judochoke]

I'm going to be cool for the rest of the year. only 225 on the bench, sets of 6. I'm not going to fuck this up. not benching for 4 months really fucked me up, as i have always been a big bencher.
luckly, doing incline dumbbell presses haven't been bad on the shoulder. so not going to go over 80 or 90s for reps. take it nice and easy.

[Disco187]

somehow i injured my shoulder about 4 months ago. i went from inclining pressing 315 for sets of 6 with no spot, to not even being able to do the empty bar. it hurt so bad, especially at night. and of course i had just started a new HMO, with a brand new doctor.
so after three months of rest, anti inflammatory, X-rays, pain pills, i finally got a cortisone shot into my shoulder. i watched her mix some pain medicine and the milky white cortisone medicine into a shot, and she injected it into my shoulder. its been almost two weeks,
and the shoulder is pain free. that shit works. i know some people say cortisone can float inside the body forever, you never get rid of it. i don't care. I'm back to benching again, going very easy. but the shoulder pain is gone, range of motion is back.

i had a cortisone shot in my knee a few years ago, and my knee still is good. so for me, I'm two for two on these shots

I had a strained rotator cuff from a college football injury two shots of cortizone and i was 100 percent in a wk.and that was ten years ago, and still have a healthy pain free shoulder

[_aj_]

I had a strained rotator cuff from a college football injury two shots of cortizone and i was 100 percent in a wk.and that was ten years ago, and still have a healthy pain free shoulder

If the problem is just chronic inflammation, like some nasty tendonitis, then corticosteroids are a lifesaver. If there's real damage (tear, etc), then cortisone just makes it feel better and you'll go back to being stupid and make it worse.