I woke up a couple mornings ago and my shoulder was killing me. Overall I'm active as far as things that need to be done at work like moving materials, bins , raw stock or stuff around the home. Cleaning the paddock, snow blowing, shoveling, clearing old dead trees in the back 2 acres. You get the drift. Even though I don't have a formal exercise routine and I'm not in my "prime" and I'm carrying more than a few extra pounds, I do get random amounts of physical labor almost daily.
Back to the other day, I guess my guardian angel
Was asleep when someone decided to let someone stuff a lawn dart into my voodoo doll.
Man, this fucking hurts.
Never once, during the recent past, did I do anything that felt like a pulled muscle or tear so wtf?
The front and outside of my right shoulder is sore to the touch and range of motion is limited as the pain increases.
Most of my symptoms point to rotator cuff tendonitis:
The most common cause of shoulder pain is rotator cuff tendinitis —
inflammation of key tendons in the shoulder. The earliest symptom is a
dull ache around the outside tip of the shoulder that gets worse when
you push, pull, reach overhead, or lift your arm up to the side. Lying
on the affected shoulder also hurts, and the pain may wake you at night,
especially if you roll onto that shoulder. Even getting dressed can be a
trial. Eventually, the pain may become more severe and extend over the
entire shoulder.
I'm resting it for the weekend and will decide whether or not to call my PC to get a better diagnosis.
Most of the info on line calls for hot/cold therapy and anti inflammatory OTC medication.
Then you can find exercises to re strengthen the muscle and regain range of motion.
Going the route of orthopedic help and physical therapy could be an option as well.
Has anyone dealt with this? What worked?