was in a football game last week,went to tackle QB,got sandwiched between 2 people came out of game, found out i had nerve damage in my left shoulder anyone els ever had this ? and if so, did you have no strength in delts.how long did it take you to heal?
Posted by: Mudge
Sorry to hear that man, that is exactly why I think football is stupid. On average, about a dozen high school kids die each year from head and neck injuries.
Get as big as you can, and run into each other, head first.
I hope you heal well, shoulder injuries suck, as do back.
Posted by: vanity
That's too bad. I used to play runningback in football and forward in hockey and quit because I got fed up with the injuries.
The thing I like about weights is that you have control over what's going on. In competitive sports you don't have that control. It's basically a kind of Russian Roulette and you are constantly nursing some type of injury.
I've had far fewer injuries in the gym than I had playing competitive sports. Now I only play sports for fun and it's alot more enjoyable.
I think the only person who can answer your questions is a doctor who knows exactly the nature of your injury. I'd see a neuromuscular specialist.
I can tell you one thing though -
don't count on doing too much lifting for the next 4-6 months. I don't know if you dislocated your shoulder or if you will need surgery but usually after a serious shoulder injury you have a period of immobilization and healing (lasting several weeks) , followed by a few more months of very gradual rehabbing with physiotherapy and such before you can resume more strenuous activities.
These are just general estimates. I don't know your specific situation but it should give you an idea.
Good Luck.
Posted by: Mudge
LAM (who doesn't visit much lately) said that his father played football, and can hardly play golf now because he is so screwed up.
Posted by: vanity
football is brutal but I actually found hockey even worse coz it's so godamn fast. Crushing someone against the boards is a great feeling but when you're on the receiving end it's another story.
