Shoulder Injury...

[Bes]

So I have been out of any weight training from a 'slap injury' to my shoulder that I picked up in November 2006 (Basically my arm was hyperextended and pulled very hard for a second or 2 when wakeboarding)...

Despite physio it has got progressively worse over time, and now even swimming or throwing a ball sets my injury off (Although in the case of the latter, I can 'work through' it. (Lifting anything heavy, or rowing is an instant no-no).

I really want to get back on the weights, and had an MRI scan today, and am awaiting a call from my physiotherapist... however, I realise the treatment is likely to involve a surgical procedure.

Just want to know if anyone else has ever had anything similar, what kind of surgery they had, and how long they were out of action for?

Thanks

 

[Freefaller]

I dislocated my shoulder playing rugby. I had keyhole surgery on the shoulder joint where there was some cartilage damage and unfortunately it's never going to be 100%. I have a niggle when I do incline bench or that sort of movement and there's nothing I can do about it. Although ferociously strong, because of the injury I get a "blind spot" where I either have to use momentum to push through it, or use bad form or cheat a bit to compensate.

If surgery is going to help go for it, even if it puts you out for 6 months - I wish I had done more intensive work on it at the time and not just "accepted" it.

 

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If surgery increase chances of a full recovery then get it asap !!!

Have blind spots on my shoulder as well after breaking the collarbone. Docs faffed around and didn't have op for about 4 months, then when it was done I had no bone graft like they said I would, so it never fully fused. I have fiberous union and it has no problems but I haven't even started training yet. Problem is I will be doing weights at home with just DBs to build up my left arm/shoulder as it is much weaker than the right which will be literally throwing around the small weights that the left is straining at.