LeafOfFaith
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So a few months ago, I hurt my shoulder really badly doing pilates of all things. It was a really awkward pose where all the weight was on my hands, and something just twisted out of place. I figure it was no different than any other injury I've ever had, and would heal within a week or so. So I kept going to pilates, I kept playing hockey, and I kept exercising at home. After several weeks, it wasn't getting better. It's fine in the rest position, but certain other things, like taking my jacket off, or taking a sweater off, were excruciating. Like my shoulder trying to detach from my body. So I stopped going to pilates, but kept going to hockey. Then after another several weeks of zero progress, I stopped going to hockey.
So like 6 weeks ago, I went and saw a sports injury doctor, who says I've fucked up my rotator cuff. For some reason, which I didn't question at the time, he said he didn't want to do an MRI yet and wanted me to go to physical therapy. I'm not exactly a believer in PT being able to fix something that feels so broken, but I was going to give it a shot. And then corona hit and the shutdown was in place before I could get a session in. And now another two months or so later, still basically zero improvement. There are times when it feels like it gets like 25% to 50% better, and I get encouraged that maybe it's finally healing, but then it goes to shit again.
Anyone here dealt with rotator cuff injuries and have any experience to pass along? Maybe I can do exercises at home? Maybe I shouldn't do anything and just keep waiting? How did PT go for anyone? Did anyone have surgery? Tell me.
So like 6 weeks ago, I went and saw a sports injury doctor, who says I've fucked up my rotator cuff. For some reason, which I didn't question at the time, he said he didn't want to do an MRI yet and wanted me to go to physical therapy. I'm not exactly a believer in PT being able to fix something that feels so broken, but I was going to give it a shot. And then corona hit and the shutdown was in place before I could get a session in. And now another two months or so later, still basically zero improvement. There are times when it feels like it gets like 25% to 50% better, and I get encouraged that maybe it's finally healing, but then it goes to shit again.
Anyone here dealt with rotator cuff injuries and have any experience to pass along? Maybe I can do exercises at home? Maybe I shouldn't do anything and just keep waiting? How did PT go for anyone? Did anyone have surgery? Tell me.