rotator cuff tear

[cephissus]

i think i tore my rotator cuff, maybe. a few months ago, i suddenly got a pretty bad pain in my left shoulder. it's slowly gotten better, but even now it's still touchy and weak.

i'm wondering if anyone has fully recovered from a tear. if so, what did you do? special exercises? rest? stem cells? amputation?

[oldtimer1]

See an orthopedic surgeon. He will order an MRI to see if it's torn. 

[dan18]

See an orthopedic surgeon. He will order an MRI to see if it's torn. 

I would have to disagree amputate right away

[Obvious Gimmick]

Load 4 plates on the flat bench, do a fast negative. You'll know.

[MAXX]

It may be just a strain, or patial tear.

Rest from gym upper body for 2-3 weeks then start light rehab. See if it gets better from that. If not you may have a complete detachment which requires surgery ofc.

I thought i tore my rotator last year. But it wasn't a complete detachment and it was able to heal and I'm fine now.

There is tons of informal vids of rotator tears on youtube btw.

[Rambone]

See an orthopedic surgeon. He will order an MRI to see if it's torn. 

I disagree. Avoid a surgeon at all costs and consult Getbig members instead

[Irongrip400]

I had pain for a few years, turning door knobs and certain movements. I finally got and MRI and they said a partial labrum and rotator cuff tear. I was forced to take a few months off for something else and I am pretty sure it may have healed on its own. I may have problems later on I’m sure, but this thing feels better.

[Grape Ape]

Go to an ortho that specializes in shoulders.   Could be anything.  Best to find out.

[che]

I disagree. Avoid a surgeon at all costs and consult Getbig members instead

I agree , getbiggers  can cure cancer

[BB]

Load 4 plates on the flat bench, do a fast negative. You'll know.

The "Weider Rotator Adjustment and Diagnosis Principle".

[tommywishbone]

Three grade-3 tears.

Total detachments of the  Supraspinatus.

Three separate surgeries.

I'm OK now but will never be 100 percent.

Recovery from RC surgery is notoriously long and painful. It is both.

PM if you wish for details. 

No homo.  Well... perhaps just a small touch of homo.

Tom

[visualizeperfection]

Have you considered simply upping the dose?

[falco]

MRI first.

[Bevo]

Load 4 plates on the flat bench, do a fast negative. You'll know.

 

Or load 4 plates on the seated barbell behind the neck press

[Powerlift66]

Did it back in AUG (partial) still slowly healing, very painful, limited motion.(Up every hour at night, (pain) really disrupts sleep).
(Cant reach back to hold a squat bar).

Working around it, lifting girl-weights sucks, but these can take a long time to heal (1 year, etc).

Good luck...

[TheShape.]

I did the same from arm wrestling back in August, but I only feel it on bench and shoulder presses on the way down. I’m considering going to a doctor at this point because it’s bumming me out.

[Axe71]

I was helping guys move some furniture about May last year.   My shoes slipped on this ramp and I put my arm out to stop my fall which got caught up over a rail.  As my feet went out from underneath me the shoulder was dragged way back beyond what it should have been able to do.  

The pain was excruciating.   And I could not move my arm properly for weeks.

It took me months and probably a good twelve months before I could do every exercise again.    What helped me was yoga poses.   This was the best thing to bring the movement back to where it should have been.    An MRI scan revealed that I had only bruised the bursa of the tendon.   But recovery was a long time.  

When the Doctor was going through the scan with me he could see that there had been a lot of wear from over thirty years of training.      

I made sure that I started every workout with rotator cuff exercises though.   Was not game to test heavy weights but now I am back to good weight again.  

As I was healing at first I had to use bands to hold the bar on my back for Squats.   What I picked up from Dave Draper was to take your little finger of the grip when holding the bar.   This does help.  

When working back into Dips and Chins.   Use one foot up on a chair and get your reps while helping out with one leg.    This was brilliant.    

But it will take a long time to get over the injury.   I hope it heals quickly for you.  

[Griffith]

If not fully torn, tendons can thankfully heal by themselves, but as mentioned above, it is very slow and takes a long time, but it does eventually heal.

I injured my patella tendon, took about a year and a half to two years to heal and for the pain to go away.

[IroNat]

I disagree. Avoid a surgeon at all costs and consult Getbig members instead

Best advices.

[Griffith]

MRI first.

Definitely.

[residue]

are you sure it's a tear? i had a bicep tendon subluxation that plagued me for months that a few trips to a chiropractor sorted

[JAGO]

Clearly I am not a doctor, but I had a similar situation about 9 months ago. I read up on and used BPC-157 and everything I read about it was true. I tore my right rotor cuff and could not even shift my car into gear. I used BPC-157 twice a day for two weeks and one a day until I used the contents of the vial . . . Fucken amazing results.

J

[Griffith]

Clearly I am not a doctor, but I had a similar situation about 9 months ago. I read up on and used BPC-157 and everything I read about it was true. I tore my right rotor cuff and could not even shift my car into gear. I used BPC-157 twice a day for two weeks and one a day until I used the contents of the vial . . . Fucken amazing results.

J

MK-677 (Nutrobal) also helps a lot, especially for tendon and joint healing.

It's basically an oral version of HGH, a secretagogue, but with less side-effects and much faster acting too.

[jpm101]

Didn't say if there was a discoloring , a light to heavy bruise around the shoulder area.  Which would suggest  capillaries damage and a rupture/tear. Which also may be of a serious or a not so serious nature.

If the injury seems to be getting better, than your recovery is beginning the healing progress. Would also suggest it is a muscle /tendon injury. Or even the onset of arteritis. A rotator cuff injury would produce a greater pain, even with the slightest movement (ROM) of the shoulder girdle. And a dark bruised area.

Muscle/tendon tears will require avoiding any movements linked to direct shoulder exercises, of course. Use common sense when approaching a workout session. Tears/ruptures can take a fairly amount of time for you to get back to normal. Many, many guy's have experienced this in training. And have recovered 100%.

[ponal]

Heavy behind the neck press SS with heavy barbell upright rows. No pain no gain!