Thread: fell on ice..ouch

While walking dog yesterday at 5am I took a spill on some ice. landed quite hard on hip and right shoulder. Since than my range of movement in shoulder is very limited and hurts. I can raise arm in front of me to about eye level. But laterally I can only move it about a 1' - 1.5' from side without assistence. When I use my left hand to raise right arm I can get about 85% of range of motion with slight discomfort. But cannot do it on its own, weird. If not better by monday going to go to Doc. In meantime my question is: Should I leave shoulder/arm alone and keep it still and motionless or should I suck up the pain and try to force more range of motion and movement?
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Originally Posted by comingsoon

While walking dog yesterday at 5am I took a spill on some ice. landed quite hard on hip and right shoulder. Since than my range of movement in shoulder is very limited and hurts. I can raise arm in front of me to about eye level. But laterally I can only move it about a 1' - 1.5' from side without assistence. When I use my left hand to raise right arm I can get about 85% of range of motion with slight discomfort. But cannot do it on its own, weird. If not better by monday going to go to Doc. In meantime my question is: Should I leave shoulder/arm alone and keep it still and motionless or should I suck up the pain and try to force more range of motion and movement?
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As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another
Proverbs 27:17

Dude, rest, rest , rest,!!! I had to literally take 2 months off completely, due to injurie that I neglected to attend to.