r/ShoulderInjuries

I initially had some stiffness in my right shoulder last summer when I was obsessively crocheting. Eventually the pain went away with rest. I then fell off my skateboard, landing on my outstretched arm/palm behind me. I immediately felt almost like a warm tingling up my neck and was sore that night.

The pain progressed to just over my whole shoulder and ROM was basically nothing. I made an appt with my orthopedic, x Ray showed no issues. She believed it was impingement or adhesive capsilitis and ordered PT. PT suspected and treated me for AC joint injury and it only made the pain worse.

i went to PT for 10 weeks, did the exercises diligently, PT worked on mobilizing my shoulder every visit but my pain never improved and ROM didn’t return.

i had to stop PT due to losing my job and my new health insurance doesn’t start until May 1 so I’m in limbo until then. I read about biceps tendinitis and thought this may be a more appropriate diagnosis but I don’t know for sure. When I wake up I have zero pain and full ROM, as the day progresses and I use my arm like normal the stiffness returns, range of motion decreases and now that I’ve rested my arm a lot it seems like the pain is mostly localized in the front of my shoulder where the short biceps tendon is and I get a dull ache down my bicep.

When I’m on my feet for a while I get severe burning pain down my neck and along my right collarbone, once I can sit for a bit the pain subsides. I suspect because the rest of my shoulder is doing double duty holding my arm up and it’s getting tired.

im not really sure what im asking here. I’m waiting to be able to see my ortho again and request an MRI, but has anyone had similar symptoms and symptom locations as me? Rest and ice definitely help the most but I don’t see how I can strengthen my shoulder without irritating it. I’m just frustrated and hoping someone may have had a similar injury/experience as mine and can lend any advice.

Hi,

I am wondering how your recovery was after having a hill Sachs lesion and a torn labrum?

I would also like to hear from people who have had a remplissage - how are you doing 1,2,5 years out? Were you happy with surgery?

I am hoping for some positive experiences - I am pretty scared.

Any recommendations or questions to ask the ortho?

How long after surgery were you able to do leg exercises?

Hey everyone, 3 weeks today post surgery, had hill sachs legion, 20% glenoid bone loss. Seems to be going pretty smoothly, progressing in pt. Hardest part seems to be mentally, seems like I dwell on a re dislocation episode, it’s so traumatic to think about haha. Just seeing if anyone has had positive experiences. Don’t really need any more negative stuff in my life. Sling for 6 weeks, had me start pt 3 days after surgery and been consistent twice a week since. Slow Progression every time.

I (m28) am due to have a remplissage and bankhart repair on my shoulder for a large Hill-Sachs lesion. I have read a lot of mixed things regarding recovery time, and I am worried if I would ever be able to get back to activities like going to the gym and boxing.

It says in the NHS leaflet that recovery should take 3-6 months to go back to doing contact sports - is this accurate information?

I feel like this sounds abit short compared to other people’s recovery times I have read about on here. What is a realistic expectation to get back to contact sports?

My main goal is to get back into climbing. Would I be able to get back into activities like running sooner?

Thanks!

Hey everyone. I’m a 23 M and I was in Mexico for vacation about 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately, during a game of water polo, I stretched my arm to reach for the ball and I hyperextended it pretty far and was in extreme pain after. It felt as if my shoulder locked in the moment (like a very bad cramp) I went to the clinic there for an x ray to make sure it wasn’t a dislocation and the x ray was completely clear. I never lost ROM or anything, it was just super sore and stiff and hurt when moved.

Fast forward to now, I have full ROM but just have these sharp pains at certain stretches. I’ve been doing some PT exercises I see on YouTube and was even able to hit some arms in the gym and did lat raises yesterday with no problem.

I would love to hear any and all insight or advice on any injuries you guys had that’s similar and what you did to speed up the recovery process. I am an avid gym rat who lifted daily and am really bummed that I have to rehab shoulder

Background:

• 30s Male, active in sports like snowboarding, biking, running. Gym sometimes. Play piano.
• Tore labrum in dominant arm 15+ years ago. History of subluxating when arm above head at high speed (overhead tennis shots, swimming aggressively, snowboard falls). Subluxating happens in waves (usually easily the week or two after a major subluxation. Then quiet for months)
• I have gone through waves of thinking about treatment. Done some PT. My shoulder is definitely more stable than it was 10 yrs ago. Overall it is not an injury I think about everyday like some posts I see here. It does affect my confidence in some sports.
• Recent MRI shows I have critical (25-30%) glenoid loss indicating I am a good candidate for latarjet or a bone block. In this case my surgeon recommends DTA.

I have not subluxated my shoulder in at least 6 months (1 yr since a major painful subluxation. I haven't had a real "dislocation" in years).

I currently live in a ski town— a place I don't expect to live my whole life —but happens to have some of the best orthopedic surgeons in the world here (Steadman clinic, the US winter olympic team's doctors). My surgeon is credited with developing this procedure.

I also currently have really great health insurance through my job ($500 deductible). It is an industry going through layoffs and given that risk, I decided to get some MRIs and CTs (I hadn't done this in 10 yrs, despite some intermittent PT), hence the renewed effort to seek surgery.

I'm really debating getting the surgery now that it is scheduled a month from now. I am worried about going through recovery for the months it will take and the pain that may ensue (I broke a collar bone a few years ago and the pain after that surgery was miserable. I'm worried this will be worse).

I am actually getting a more minor surgery on my wrist on the same arm next week, I thought it would make sense to combine the recoveries, but it is another complexity I'm adding to the process.

I know my glenoid loss is considered quite significant, but it doesn't really give me the same problems it seems like others have with that sort of bone loss. I do want to feel more confident in some sports I play and not risk further subluxation (which is quite painful), but it really doesn't affect my daily life or most of the lower body-focused sports I do. I know it has the potential to get worse in the future when I'm older. I hate the idea of being immobile/weak all summer and difficulty sleeping when I feel like I am otherwise at a really good level of fitness in my life.

Has anyone been in a similar position or have any insight to help inform my decision to proceed with the surgery?