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What Is The Cause Of Shoulder Pain After Popping While Rock Climbing?
so I went rock climbing today and while holding on I was trying to get to the next rock and my body slightly turned and I heard a pop or some sort of cracking sound and now I'm experiencing pain I thought I dislocated my shoulder but it's not like I'm in excruciating pain so I thought it can't be dislocated but I am in a good amount of pain what might have happened should I go to the doctors tomorrow?
Thu, 19 Dec 2013
Welcome to HCM!
On reading your use tion it seems like you have an injury to your shoulder joint while climbing the rock that day and due the same you are experiencing pain now.
The sharpness and non resolving nature of the pain points towards the injury and it needs attention.
It is a usual case, in which there is no movement problem after some popping sound which happened once, but the pain is severe.
the X Ray of the joint will help in determingn the nature of the injury and appropriate treatment.
Till you see a doctor, you may take a muscle relaxant and a pain killer for now. I find flexiflam Xr very effective in such cases.
Also, I think you should avoid moving that joint too much and pulling wieght with that hand for some time till you see the orthopedician.
Hope this reply solves your query
Feel free to ask mo questions
Dr. Manisha Gopal
On reading your use tion it seems like you have an injury to your shoulder joint while climbing the rock that day and due the same you are experiencing pain now.
The sharpness and non resolving nature of the pain points towards the injury and it needs attention.
It is a usual case, in which there is no movement problem after some popping sound which happened once, but the pain is severe.
the X Ray of the joint will help in determingn the nature of the injury and appropriate treatment.
Till you see a doctor, you may take a muscle relaxant and a pain killer for now. I find flexiflam Xr very effective in such cases.
Also, I think you should avoid moving that joint too much and pulling wieght with that hand for some time till you see the orthopedician.
Hope this reply solves your query
Feel free to ask mo questions
Dr. Manisha Gopal
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