rotator cuff popping and grinding

It's the wrong arm. My left shoulder hurts and I'm right handed!

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oh, shoot, i didn't see that you said that. Well I guess go see the doctor.

AGE 23
Height: 5'9"

Arms 14 5/8"




"TRAIN LIKE AN ANIMAL"

As long as your shoulder is not treated, it will hurt whenever you use it...carrying a bag, opening a car door, raising up to reach something, and of course any kind of weight training. A mere strain will take two to three months to heal without treatment. A tear or rupture will hurt until you get treatment and won't heal by itself under any circumstances. So, my advice, go see an Ortho MD as soon as possible and get it scoped or have an MRI. Then you will know what your are dealing with and how to treat the injury.

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bench270: - I messed a rotator cuff by simply skimming a stone into the sea

- If you don't like needles order on online, swab it and stick it in your ass according to guides online. You'll be amazed how painless it is - odd even. Blood samples are a bit more hardcore. I must admit I did struggle giving blood. But intramuscular is fine

- it's my left cuff that's knackered too and I'm left handed too. You could thoerise that it's the weaker side

- don't worry. You may not need to train your left shoulder at all for the moment! Because we're bilaterally symmetric the body copies across building. There's a study quoted somewhere that gives exact figures but basically if you train just one side of your body the other side will grow, I'm just not sure how much difference there is between the sides.

I messed a rotator cuff by simply skimming a stone into the sea

 
for your sake, i hope the stone atleast went a long way
 

  don't worry. You may not need to train your left shoulder at all for the moment! Because we're bilaterally symmetric the body copies across building. There's a study quoted somewhere that gives exact figures but basically if you train just one side of your body the other side will grow, I'm just not sure how much difference there is between the sides.

 
thats rather interesting. I wouldnt mind looking into it a bit more. do you know the source?

I'm in the same boat.  Years of heavy bench totaly screwed my left shoulder, and now my right is doing the same.  When I even slighty move it in any direction it pops out of place and does that snap crackle pop rice crispies thingy.  I just had a ultra-sound on both shoulders and big supprize I have inflamed rotator-cuff tendons and inflamed joints.  Being a certified traner I should have known this would happen but you know you think its not going to happen to you, lol yah right!  Quit the barbells and only do the dumbells for upper body movements.  Yes glucosamine sulfate does help with the pain but will not heal the injury at all.  Go to the doctor and get it taken care of now for the sake of your health.  Do rotator cuff warm ups before and after workouts that involve any shouder movement at all. Reason being it gets blood flow to it and stretches it for the workout to lessens the irritation to the injury. Good luck bro!

As you say IronMan23, I think Glucosamine only treats the pain, but Chondroitin, and MSM, are supposed to speed recovery.
 
As I said in another thread, I have read that when there are imbalances in the four muscles of the rotator cuff, the popping and grinding noises occur. The way to overcome this is to strengthen those muscles.