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Shoulder tendon injury help

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  • 25-08-2013 10:20pm
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    danielgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭


    Hi all,


    ANY HELP IS REALLY APPRECIATED


    End of july(was painting my house and could barely hold up a paintbrush) had shoulder pain, after a few tests, moving my arm different ways,doc concluded i had injured at least one tendon.

    Told me it would take around 3 weeks to heal. Gave me 2 tubes of voltarol cream (finished both) and told me swimming would be good.

    Every time i go swimming can only do a few laps before the pain sets in.
    Also, read online that some people don't reccomend swimming.

    It is now around 4 weeks later.
    Feels a small bit better, but only marginally better.

    I go to the gym alot (up to end of july) doing weights so this has really been a downer!

    Any advice on what to do?
    exercises i could do to improve it?
    Does this sound like a serious shoulder injury?
    Any idea how long it will take to heal fully?
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    danielgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭danielgalway


    Also have i don myself over for life?
    As in will i always have shoulder problems now?


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    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Go back to your doc or to a physio and ask those questions there. Noone here can see or diagnose your injury or give you a prognosis.


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    siochain
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭siochain


    Here and a gp are last places you should look to get advice on this.


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    siochain
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭siochain


    Here and a gp are last places you should look to get advice on this.


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    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    Go to a physio, are you based in Galway at the moment?


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    danielgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭danielgalway


    Yes in galway,
    Doc put my name down for community physio ..take a few weeks


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    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    IMO you should forget about your gp and your community physio and find a good physio in galway.

    Check out Adrian Cradock
    https://www.facebook.com/CradockPerformance


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    danielgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭danielgalway


    How much would a good physio cost?
    I don't have a lot of money by any means :/


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    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 36,126 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Should be ~€60 a session, and it will be worth it. The initial consultation should involve diagnosing the issue and given you some solid ideas for recovery. GPs are not experts in this area, you need a good sports physio who will get you on track to returning to the gym.


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    danielgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭danielgalway


    Thanks for the replies.
    I assume one session won't be enough?
    Don't know if i can afford many sessions :P

    Haven't gone to a physio before ... I know this may be pointless to ask but would anyone know how many sessions would roughly be needed for something like this?


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    thegreatiam
    Registered Users Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭thegreatiam


    danielgalway wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies.
    I assume one session won't be enough?
    Don't know if i can afford many sessions :P

    Haven't gone to a physio before ... I know this may be pointless to ask but would anyone know how many sessions would roughly be needed for something like this?

    1 session = €60,

    Weeks and weeks waiting for a community physio who may very well turn out to be a student (it was like that for me who wasted more weeks before referring me off.)
    Piled on more time living with pain and doing more damage. SOme of which may be irreparable? = priceless.

    In all likely hood you are looking at a consultation and a follow up, then a monthly visit. while you follow the prescribed treatment.

    When it comes to health, €60 a session is cheap compared to the ongoing damage and pain you are living with.


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    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    It all depends. One session might be enough to diagnose the issue, but it might take several weeks to get it back to working order. During this time you will be giver exercises/rehab work and then you might check in with the physio 2 or 3 times to assess how things are going.

    What gym work can you do pain free?


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    calfmuscle
    Registered Users Posts: 746 ✭✭✭calfmuscle


    Some physio's will give you a discount if you are a student, unemployed or retired. It's always worth asking.

    Shoulder's can be really tricky if your lucky you wont need much treatment, the longer you leave it though the harder it is for the physio to assess and treat.


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    Sychosis
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Sychosis


    Hi folks, don't want to but in on this post but it's the most recent and this is shoulder related.

    Dan do whatever it takes to get the correct treatment asap and avoid any irritation of the injury whatsoever.
    Keep the ice packs on and the Ibuprofen in. I'm coming up on almost a year now with chronic tendinitis in both shoulders and
    things are looking pretty grim.

    Would anyone know or hazard a guess at how much a subaccromial decompression arthroscopy would cost?
    Would having a medical card be of any benefit for specialists or surgery?

    I've tried Google to get an idea of quotes but can't isolate some Irish links/experiences

    Thanks for reading


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