Thread: When is enough?

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Moderators reply: This topic had nothing to do with AAS. Corticosteroid therapy for rotator cuff injury is a health-related issue..

Just an FYI. Regardless of being double jointed or not, you should never dislocate anything.

I'm in a similar position with my fingers. I'm "double jointed" as well, and I can bend every one of my fingers completely back. I mean I can lay them completely flat on the back of my hand. Needless to say arthritis has already set in and is getting worse. I was warned by my doctors growing up but of course I didn't listen. I'll be lucky to be able to type in 10 years.

I have stopped a year ago but the problem persists and I don't know what to do and am thinking about learning about steroids to build up muscles around rotator cuff

Originally Posted by Diablo1990

I have been having rotator cuff problems for 2 years now. I have went to a specialist and he gave me PT so I figured why the hell not I will do it their way so I did for 3 months and didn't get better. I didn't really do to many shoulder exercises because of it so I started and ignored pain yes it did get better but it's hard for me to bench 120 without them hurting. When it first came up I was benching 150 x 6 at 135lbs and it started to hurt. This all started when I use to dislocate my shoulders because I thought it was cool and the doctor just said I was "Double Jointed" and that it was fine. I guess he lied or was stupid. I have been reading and hearing about kids getting steroids injected into their shoulders and wanted to know where I can find some good legit information on it. Don't flame me I am just looking for an end to this

You have to take time off....you will not heal from taking 2-3 weeks off. Take 5-6 months off all lifting and you will be 100% healed.

Exactly. It took me a year to repair my rotator before I could press anything heavy again. That was without any surgery. Steroids aren't going to do you any good except to minimize the pain and if you build the muscles around it without strengthening the joint then you're just going to continue to hurt it.

I already took 6 months off and had to start at 70lbs bench press again. I DID THIS ALREADY I can't take anymore off

Originally Posted by Diablo1990

I already took 6 months off and had to start at 70lbs bench press again. I DID THIS ALREADY I can't take anymore off

Well then train on it and tear it apart...then you will never be able to use it again.

We've had many threads on this topic here.

You need prolonged rest and recovery. A topic anti-inflammatory like Traumeel will help reduce residual pain and tenderness. Once you have waited for chronic inflammation to subside (again), you can restart corrective therapy to strengthen and tighten the tendons - in both shoulders. This will take a while. Progress should be monitored by a sports medicine physician or a qualified physical therapist. At some point, you will ready to start a slow comeback in lifting - maybe. Depends on whether or not you have labral tearing as well; it may require surgery. A specialist should have evaluated you for the type and degree of rotator cuff degradation.

Injections will do little if anything to help the underlying condition, which is a loose should joint and perhaps incorrect motion within the joint. You cannot "strengthen" the attached muscles without causing further harm to the joint.

ughh this is driving me nuts