[TheForge] shoulder pain OT

[Andrew Vida]

Speaking of exercises, Larry took photos MOnday night while I modeled 
the wrist exercises.  ONce he sends them to me (hint hint) I will post 
them to my site for all.

Justin Fellenz wrote:
> I've been going through the same thing as well...pulled my arms back
> behind my head, could barely drive home. That was before halloween.
> I've been using a heating pad on it for the past oculd weeks, twice a
> day--they say 20 min heat 20 min ice at least twice each per session is
> good, but Ive been kind of lazy with the ice. I put the heating pad on
> and go to sleep, wake up a while later and take it off. Wife and cats
> like it too. Almost as important, it seems to finally be improving,
> slowly. Tore a cuff lifting a few years ago and it took most of a year
> to be back right. Get some of the rubber band exercises from your
> doc-they help prevent further injuries and help heal the old ones. No
> replacement for physical conditioning. (He says, stating the obvious).
> 
> JRF
> --- Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>
>>Schade wrote:
>>
>>>I got a new chainsaw last month and must have overdid it.
>>>My left shoulder hurts. I can't sleep on it and raising my
>>>arm is painful. I think it might be a rotator cuff  injury.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any experience with this? Are
>>>there exercises I could do?
>>
>>	I'm in the middle of the same thing.  Been that way for 8 weeks now
>>and 
>>not getting much better.  Went to Dr. Chen and he pin-cushioned me
>>up. 
>>Helped for a few days and then back to misery.  If I could be rid of 
>>this pain by grinding off the ends of two more of my fingers, I would
>>
>>not even have to think about it, the pain is that bad, and has now 
>>started radiating down into the forearm and fingers. I would say give
>>it 
>>rest, as per Dr. Chen's orders, but even so it hasn't gotten much 
>>better.  These injuries just may take some serious time for healing. 
>>I'm better, but still in a lot of pain.
>>
>>See a doctor if you can.  An MRI or CAT should reveal whether you
>>have 
>>torn the cuff.  Don't be too anxious to get surgery if doc recommends
>>it.
>>
>>Hope you get better soon.
>>
>>
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