tmm99
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OP,
Some of the posters have mentioned frozen shoulders. I had frozen shoulders (bi-lateral). I think mine was caused by doing too much shoulder press (or pulling too far out). The movement of my shoulder muscles caused excruciating pain. I'm not exaggerating. I see people getting handcuffed behind the back on TV. If someone did that to me when I had the frozen shoulders, I would have passed out from the pain! Even a small movement of my arms slightly toward the back was painful enough to cause me to shout. I couldn't wear anything that I had to pull my arms back to put on, like a coat, so I had to wear loose-fitting jackets/coats or sweaters that stretched. I could have been put under and gotten the muscle mass stretched (I don't remember what is called), or gotten some cortisone shots for the pain. I opted for a PT which hurt like hell and made the pain much worse, so I quit. Frozen shoulders are supposed to resolve in a year or so even if you do nothing about it, so I decided to do just that - nothing. My frozen shoulders lasted about 1.5 years. I didn't get an MRI or X-rays for the diagnosis.
Some of the posters have mentioned frozen shoulders. I had frozen shoulders (bi-lateral). I think mine was caused by doing too much shoulder press (or pulling too far out). The movement of my shoulder muscles caused excruciating pain. I'm not exaggerating. I see people getting handcuffed behind the back on TV. If someone did that to me when I had the frozen shoulders, I would have passed out from the pain! Even a small movement of my arms slightly toward the back was painful enough to cause me to shout. I couldn't wear anything that I had to pull my arms back to put on, like a coat, so I had to wear loose-fitting jackets/coats or sweaters that stretched. I could have been put under and gotten the muscle mass stretched (I don't remember what is called), or gotten some cortisone shots for the pain. I opted for a PT which hurt like hell and made the pain much worse, so I quit. Frozen shoulders are supposed to resolve in a year or so even if you do nothing about it, so I decided to do just that - nothing. My frozen shoulders lasted about 1.5 years. I didn't get an MRI or X-rays for the diagnosis.