Tendonitis anyone?

**isuno1fan** · 02-13-2008, 03:26 PM

I assume it bothers you when sleeping at night? In other words...it is hard to find a position to put your arm in without aggravating your shoulder?

It does sound like an impingement or tear to me, but I am not doctor (just had to deal with the issue myself and have a cousin who is a PHD in athletic performace who had an impingement in both shoulders).

I'd see an ortho or sprort's medicine guy for a professional opinion.

**clonehenge** · 02-13-2008, 03:46 PM

I've been putting off getting it checked out since the last time I played softball...mostly because I can still play flag football every fall and that's more important to me...

I think I may try and play softball this summer and see what happens and then get it checked out if it's still as bad as it was.

Getting old sucks...I played 3 sports in high school and played in college and never got hurt and in the last 3-4 years my body has started to fall apart...hamstrings, shoulders, etc.

Thanks for the help...you guys are better than WebMD...

**Cydar** · 02-13-2008, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

If it is true subacromial impingement (rotator cuff getting pinched causing significant pain and often inflammation).

Most exercise can be continued avoiding overhead presses and bench press.

I did something to my left shoulder where I couldn't raise my arm above my head. I went to physical therapy and the PT worked on my shoulders and gave me some band and dumbbell exercises and some stretches. She told me avoid the same things you mentioned. She did an awesome job on my shoulders and neck!!

**isuno1fan** · 02-13-2008, 03:52 PM

Started going downhill for me at 25 (broke a foot in softball). Every year it seems like my body comes up with something new to show its age.

**Cydar** · 02-13-2008, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

Started going downhill for me at 25 (broke a foot in softball). Every year it seems like my body comes up with something new to show its age.

If I could have applied what I know now to when I was in my 20s, I would have definitely taken better care of myself. Injuries that use to take 3-4 days to get better now take weeks. The last time I screwed my back up I didn't lift for 2 weeks. And that sucked...

**isuno1fan** · 02-13-2008, 04:24 PM

Problem is we are all to stupid in our teens/20s to do that. We have the idea we are invincible....must be all that testosterone.

**Kyle** · 02-13-2008, 06:30 PM

Tendonitis can be a huge pain in the butt if you don't heal it well to start with. I got it in my left knee towards the end of my sophmore year of high school basketball. It bothered me for the better part of a year and kept me out of football my junior year. I wish I had laid off of it more right away to let it heal, but I finished out the basketball season. I also wish I had done more PT type stuff with it. On rare occasion it will still start to hurt a bit if I've been really active.

I guess the moral of the story is to rest it well right now and do so PT.