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Pain In The Shoulder After Doing Intense Exercise. What To Do?
I am a skinny guy. I was doing stretching exercise with a chest expander. After a week, I started feeling consistent pain in my left shoulder and one day it began unbearable. I stopped doing the exercise after that. Now i get a bone rubbing feeling and it pains a lot when i move my shoulder up and down. I feel tired all day. My bone rubs and I can even feel the sound. What should i do. I have applied some creams for muscular sprains etc. But , that was not helpful. Please help.
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
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It seems you have developed acute sprain of the shoulder due to continuous exercise.
You have done right thing by stopping exercise & also you must be seen by a Dr who may advise re getting a XR done / USS in order to rule out any ligament / muscle tear.
Also take some pain relief (paracetamol) with anti inflammatories which will work better than local cream applications
Depending on the test results you may need rest+ gradual physiotherapy OR surgical repair if there is any torn muscle/ ligament (depending on degree of damage)
Hope this helps
It seems you have developed acute sprain of the shoulder due to continuous exercise.
You have done right thing by stopping exercise & also you must be seen by a Dr who may advise re getting a XR done / USS in order to rule out any ligament / muscle tear.
Also take some pain relief (paracetamol) with anti inflammatories which will work better than local cream applications
Depending on the test results you may need rest+ gradual physiotherapy OR surgical repair if there is any torn muscle/ ligament (depending on degree of damage)
Hope this helps
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