anyone having shoulder problems out there?
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well i have more questions than answers so i'll get those out of the way first.  1. why has your trap been doing all the work  2. there's no way it could justttt be your supraspinatus that's weak or irritated or overworked like your trap. how is your infraspinatus? how is your neck? how are the scm, scalenes,etc? your supraspinatus being weak would affect your shoulder and vice versa, but you don't say which came first, or when. when was your surgery?\n\nokay. i asked all that because i don't care for bloggs, but i might go to yours, maybe. \nyou need to get your trapezius muscle to relax and "cease and desist"  it's been on overload for too long and is in that cycle.  A good massage therapist who is good with chronic pain and soft tissue injury work, neuromuscular therapy (trigger points are just a part of the work, but a huge part if done correctly. not every knot is a trigger gggrrrrrrrr point).  Ask the therapist how they would work on the trap, would they unravel, would they spress? would they pinch whole and then unravel--which can make you see crosseyed if it's a major trigger point, the pain shoots through eyeballs and jaw, depending on the trp. ask if they work the scalenes, then kindly ask where the scalenes are exactly and know, yourself, ahead of time that there are three parts, one attaches to the first rib,andthey attach directly on neck vertabrae, scm stands for Sterno Cleido Mastoid (all one word, no capitals--it's really just all the attachment point names). it's the muscle that if you make a grimace in the mirror stand out on both sides from behnd your ears to your inner end clavicle. it's got two heads. if you're going to have your traps workd, then you have to have your infraspinatus, lats, and multifidi (little muscles, close to the spine that cross other little muscles aaaaaand blah.) make sure you get the occipitals and ghost muscles worked --the traps, as you know, connect like a stingray's body, every where from shoulder blade ends, top o' the neck at the occiput, and then tapers down to t12 ish. superficial muscle but important. so have it well worked, then get to the supraspinatus and do some gentle massage, see how it stands and do whatever it is you do toget it strong and a working part of the system again. \nit just sounds like it's been a long time since it worked so a lot of muscles would be involved and probably some structural issues,  a DC or osteo could help. \nadios and good luck to you. it sounds like it's been painful, and this will help you get relief.
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shoulder lean and get up
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Hi Kim, with neck problems the list can go on and on.  If you have neck problems it can be something as simple as a pulled muscle to something more complex like a swollen thyroid gland.  \n\nSeeing a proper doctor can help you fix your medical ailments.  If you feel a slight burning sensation in your arm or finger tips whenever you move your neck, it is probably a pinched nerve.  It's no big deal, it can happen sometimes when a muscle knots up in your neck or upper back and it may be unpleasant but will go away in a day or two.  If you've had it for a couple of months, your doctor may ask you to have surgery to fix it.  \n\nMost commonly your doctor (IF the pain is severe enough) will prescribe to you a light muscle relaxer or suggest you take Aleve or extra strength Tylenol to relieve the pain.\n\nIf you feel like you can only move your neck to one side, you probably have a really wicked cramp that needs to be worked out.  If you cannot go to a massage therapist, I recommend doing the following:  Sit in a tub of warm water as hot as you can stand it for as long as you can stand it (obviously not so hot it can burn you and not too hot if you have heart problems, are taking blood thinners or have a pacemaker) and slowly work your neck starting with your chin turned to your shoulder and then touching your chest and then over to your other shoulder.  Do that a few times and step out and it should help.  NEVER do full circles with your neck as you can do permanent nerve/spinal damage with this.  \n\nAlternating hot packs/cold packs for 15 min at a time can help loosen the muscle group.  Inbetween switching, just make sure to stretch your neck out a bit each time.  \n\nYou can also take a tennis ball and hold it between your upper back and a wall and roll it across your back that way (or have someone else roll it for you) and slowly massage your neck with it.  The tennis ball is hard enough to work out your muscles, but soft enough to not hurt you.\n\nI recommend a good family practitioner if you need to see a doctor.  You can also see a Chiropractor (M.D. with extra musculo-skeletal training) an Osteopathic Doctor (a doctor who uses a full body approach to healing and who also uses the same chiropractic movements), an Ear Nose and Throat specialist, (Otolaryngology Doctor), they can help you determine if it's something more serious than a muscle glitch, however they usually require a referral from your primary care doc.  You can also see a physical therapist who can prescribe certain exercises for you to do.  Massage therapists also work well for that (massage school students often charge less for massages and are always observed by an instructor).\n\nIf it is a simple sprain, you can also learn simple stretching exercises that can help you avoid the injury in the future.  \n\nI also want to add that you may need a new pillow or a new mattress.  If you are not getting proper spinal alignment while you sleep, your neck can start to hurt from the weight of an improperly positioned support system.\n\nIt's also possible you may need new shoes.  When you are not getting proper support for your feet, you can have all sorts of alignment problems in your body and before you know it, you hurt all over.  If you can't afford new shoes, try getting arch support or memory foam inserts for your feet.  You can also see an Orthopedic Doctor (skeletal doctor) or a Podiatrist (foot doctor) for that.  If your injury is related to sports a Sports Medicine Doctor (who usually has training in all of the above) can help you out also.\n\nI hope this helps you and that your road to healing comes as painlessly as possible.  Good luck!
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is there a free clinic  near you so you can go see a doctor? i would try to do some relaxation techniques or yoga type stretches. Shoulder shrugs- raising your shoulders up and holding and releasing and bring them down and hold- as well as neck rolls with holds may help. if you cna go online maybe check out a yoga website for tips on helping neck pain. One such site is www.yogajournal.com. I just looked for you and am copying the link here: http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/529_1.cfm. \nIt begins like this: \nJudging from the complaints of my physical therapy clients, chronic neck tension is a modern American epidemic. Even the more benign consequences—the painful crick in your neck, the dull headache radiating from the back of your skull—can be mighty annoying. The more serious ones, like pinched nerves, arthritis, and damaged discs, can be debilitating. Fortunately, yoga can do wonders for neck problems while simultaneously teaching safer, healthier posture habits. But some of the poses that can help you, like Sirsasana (Headstand) and Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand), can also do harm if performed incorrectly. It's important to approach them with knowledge of proper alignment.\n\nLet's take a look at the muscles of the back of the neck. Why do they cause so much trouble, and how can we use yoga to help them function better? The primary muscles of the back of the neck are the levator scapulae, which extend from the cervical (neck) vertebrae to each inner upper scapula (shoulder blade). Lying on top of the levators and also inserting on the shoulder blades are the upper trapezius muscles, which originate on the base of the skull and the neck vertebrae. Together, these muscles lift the scapula and backbend the neck. The levators and trapezius muscles also help to turn the head and sidebend the neck.\n\nThe stress of a busy lifestyle with deadlines, difficult people, and lack of sleep certainly tightens neck and jaw muscles. A forward head posture is also a factor for many people. An average head weighs 12 to 15 pounds; when that weight sits forward of the central line of the spine, the muscles on the back of the neck have to work very hard to hold the head up against the pull of gravity. Whether due to stress or poor head-neck alignment, chronic tightness in the levator scapulae and the upper trapezius can lead to significant neck pain. As the muscles pull down on the base of the skull and upper neck, they also pull up on the scapula. All this adds up to compression on the cervical vertebra. Such tightness and compression can lead to arthritis, cause nerve pressure that makes pain radiate down the arm, and increase the likelihood of neck muscle injuries. \nHope this helps.
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You could have bursitis or a calcium growth on your shoulder blade which is inflamed. I've had both. An operation took care of the 'bhur' on the blade. The bursitis persists.
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You need to go to physio or learn some exercises to strengthen your shoulder and the muscles surrounding it. Once you dislocate a joint, the more likely it is that it will happen again; especially the shoulder.\n\nYou need to take some time off from the sports and let your shoulder completely heal. You could be rushing your shoulder back into sports and that's why it's happened 5x.\n\nTalk to your doctor and see if she/he has any ideas. Get an x-ray to see if it's something structurally wrong with your shoulder. Find out if you have a sublaxating shoulder joint. That's when your shoulder will slip out but not completely dislocate. If you have a sublaxating shoulder, dislocating it happens a lot more frequently.
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I had shoulder pain when I went to bed. It lasted for about fifteen minutes. I was active without pain. I thought it was a rotater cuff problem I think any recurring pain that lasts for awhile in the upper part of your body should be checked out
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not strong  enough shoulders
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My bro. has the same problem. Sorry I can't help. Just wanted to let you know that you're not alone.
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If it's just a knot, have a friend give a backrub focusing on the spot where it's located.  If you are seriously in pain try rubbing some icy-hot type cream into your shoulder and taking at least a partial day to just relax.  Try no to stress too much; it'll make the knot worse.
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i had the same problem about a week ago.i went to the park with my friend and her dad(hes a coach) in about a week all my severs were going over.just remember it takes some time.lift some wieghts to build more muscle to hit it over if thats the problem.and keep your elbow up it helps alot.
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I am a personal trainer and so many people have this problem.  Have you looked into something called Somatics?  This has been very beneficial to the ones that have used it for shoulder, back, etc.  You can get the paper back book for the exercises on Amazon.com.  It is just called Somatics and is written by Thomas Hanna.  You could also check out Paul Chek website for his book called How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy.
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poor you, thats really hard and pains alot, I have a tendinitis in my shoulder since 6 or 7 month and can't get rid of it. I already got cortisone injektions and I got painkillers. Be patient , it can take a while, and don't be so stupid as I am, because I don't rest enough.
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sounds like bursitis in the shoulder, get an x-ray and take ibuprofen.
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my fiance has an issue with her shoulder.  What I usually do is have her stretch it out (or I do it for her if it hurts too bad) Put a heating pack on it to relax the muscles.  \nIf some one can message it for you that would be of help to you as well.  \nWhat you also might want to try is cream with st. johns wart or hot pepper.  i know it sounds crazy but both have anti-inflammitory properties and pain relieving properties as well.  One thing you could try is to mash a hot pepper.  take a cold cream, hand lotion or the like.  Take the mashed pepper and add some a little at a time til its pink. (not red because it will irritate the skin due to the fact that its too strong for our skin to handle in that amount.) and rub the now pink cream along the effected area.  \nSt Johns Wart added to almond or olive oil also works great.  Add st johns wart ot the oil.  let stand for a few hours strain and apply.  make sure when you use this method you completely relax the area so it can work.  I hope this helps you out.
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Well good luck to you in your quest...Yeah i throw alot to and i was wanting to increase my throwing strength also...ive just been doing some shoulder exersices and focusing on my arms and uppper body and ive noticed that it has helped a little....
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I get knots on my left side.  It feels as if its under my shoulder blade.  I don't know if it is the same thing, but my massouse decided that I was sleeping wrong.  I slept with one arm under my pillow and it obviously kept my muscles tight up there.  I also lift my toddler everyday which doesn't help,  To help myself, I've just tried to relax my upper back and neck everytime I feel myself holding my shoulders up.  It's working so far.