Hoping someone can shed some light a recent injury.
About 6 weeks ago, I was doing seated overhead DB tricep extensions. On my last set, I came down pretty low behind my head. Pressing the weight back up, I felt a pain in the area where the top of the tri meets the lat. (Or perhaps the teres major area.) There was very little pain the next day. But when back/bi???s day came, pullups were a definite no go! On my first attempt, I felt the pain return ten-fold, radiating from tricep long-head insertion near the armpit down the back of my arm. So I terminated the workout and havent been back in the gym since. I saw a doc at 2 weeks removed from the injury, and he said to give it time. Well, its been 6 weeks, and I???ve had little to no improvement. The motions that hurt the most are swimming/pull-up type, and positions where my arm is extended in front or above me, like wiping a counter or window.
I???ve heard tears of the tricep long-head at the upper insertion can take really long to heal, and arent often operated upon.
Does anyone have any experience or insight into this type of injury? I???d really appreciate any comments. Thanks.
About 6 weeks ago, I was doing seated overhead DB tricep extensions. On my last set, I came down pretty low behind my head. Pressing the weight back up, I felt a pain in the area where the top of the tri meets the lat. (Or perhaps the teres major area.) There was very little pain the next day. But when back/bi???s day came, pullups were a definite no go! On my first attempt, I felt the pain return ten-fold, radiating from tricep long-head insertion near the armpit down the back of my arm. So I terminated the workout and havent been back in the gym since. I saw a doc at 2 weeks removed from the injury, and he said to give it time. Well, its been 6 weeks, and I???ve had little to no improvement. The motions that hurt the most are swimming/pull-up type, and positions where my arm is extended in front or above me, like wiping a counter or window.
I???ve heard tears of the tricep long-head at the upper insertion can take really long to heal, and arent often operated upon.
Does anyone have any experience or insight into this type of injury? I???d really appreciate any comments. Thanks.
