shoulders, rotar cuffs

[Mifody]

i think my rotar cuffs or something might be screwed up.
even if i just raise my arms up they make a poping sound and cracking sound. i think benching movements aggrevate it more as well, especially incline. my right also seems worse than the left, i think because when i was younger i played baseball and i would try and over throw or i threw side arm instead of over hand.. i dunno something like that caused problems.
with the benching every time i go up and down it pops and cracks and eventually it gets sore, mainly with incline though.

any ideas what it could be or how i can fix it or prevent it?
or am i fuct

 

[syntekz]

You could do some rotator cuff work... ha!

 

[Scotty the Body]

If its really sore, i'd stop lifting for a bit to let it heal, like syntekz said you should do some rotator cuff work and maybe see a doctor to.

 

[Arnold]

I had/have the same damn problem! It sucks.

I took around 3 weeks off from upper body training, then started back light, to this day I am still not doing any incline presses or military presses.

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

i have the exact same problem and i am pretty worried about it i already took a week off the pain is gone but the cracking is still there and every time i crack it there is dull pain which goes away in about 30 seconds.

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

i just noticed that my shoulder plate cracks every couple of minutes when i take a deep breath NOW THAT IS NOT GOOD!!!

 

[Bench_It]

S T R E T C H !!!!!

I had the same problem. Physical Therapist did a lot of stretching with me and it helped a lot.

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

BUMB!! this topic needs more attention

 

[Scotty the Body]

Symptoms include:

-Pain when you bend the arm and rotate it outwards against resistance.
-Pain on the outside of the shoulder possibly radiating down into the arm.
-Pain in the shoulder which is worse at night.
Stiffness in the shoulder joint.

What can you do?
-Rest and ice the shoulder for 2 to 4 days depending on how bad the injury is.
-Once the pain and inflammation has settled down start on a rehabilitation programme.
-If pain and inflammation has settled down apply heat.

Heres a link to some Rotator cuff exercises:
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/265.html

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

i just did 5 sets of 30 push ups and so far i feel good but i have doubts that my shoulder plate is dislocated. But i am in no pain is there pain if there is dislocated bone?

 

[Skyliner]

When I perform side lateral raises and release it from midpoint position back to the starting point, that's a crack on my shoulder and it kinda hurts. Is that also a symptom of rotator cuff injury?

Not to mention, my left shoulder 'cracks' and 'pops' very easily, even w/o resistance (not painful though)

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

i have the same thing like you skyliner but i also have this pain in my shoulder plate and when i flex it it looks different than before i think its kinda swollen

 

[gopro]

-do not do any exercise that is causing you acute pain
-you may be better off with dumbells than with barbells...you can adjust arm position somewhat to be more "agreeable" with your range of motion
-warm up shoulders and rotators completely before all pressing movements
-do some direct work for your rotators to strengthen those muscles and the tendons and ligaments that support them
-ice your shoulders after training

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by gopro
-do not do any exercise that is causing you acute pain
-you may be better off with dumbells than with barbells...you can adjust arm position somewhat to be more "agreeable" with your range of motion
-warm up shoulders and rotators completely before all pressing movements
-do some direct work for your rotators to strengthen those muscles and the tendons and ligaments that support them
-ice your shoulders after training

good one G.P. i have done this for years,it does help out alot.

 

[KANE_VICIOUS]

guys, i think my left shoulder blade is dislocated and i think i feel pressure when i breathe is it possible or am i imagineing it?

 

[gopro]

Originally posted by KANE_VICIOUS
guys, i think my left shoulder blade is dislocated and i think i feel pressure when i breathe is it possible or am i imagineing it?

It does not have to be dislocated to feel pressure while breathing. There are many deep muscles that lie near the rib cage that can be strained or slightly torn.

This is worth a checkup with an orthopedist if it does not dissipate in a few days.