I need advice from my brother's on what to do with a bad shoulder, I'm not getting answers in other subs

--Kamikaze-- · 2020-06-04T14:06:55+00:00

Contact a medical professional.

a-large-L · 2020-06-04T14:29:09+00:00

You definitely need surgery. Seek a medical professional as soon as you can. Keep doing what you’re doing now and focus on diet to be as healthy as possible for when you finally get surgery you’ll have less of a setback when you can’t lift at all.

TigerTamingSword · 2020-06-04T15:36:07+00:00

OP, apart from the immediate need for a visit to an orthopedic surgeon, which you already stated you don't have access at the moment, there are some overcoming isometric exercises ((i.e., where you exerce force against an immovable object, without actually moving your body) that could help you, but it's hard to tell without examining you personally or checking some image exams to properly locate which ligaments are busted.

Keep in mind that I'm no specialist, but you could try the following: stand next to a tree, pole, wall or any other immovable object, bend your affected limb at 90 degrees and rest the inner side of your elbow against said immovable object, then push against it for reps, with enough force to feel some muscular strain, but not so much that will damage your shoulder further - note that you shouldn't move your limb at all, just apply force against the wall/tree/whatever. I used this exercise to alleviate my shoulder pain successfully.

This is just an example, which may or may not help you according to the nature of your injury. Try googling home exercises for shoulder instability. Also, there's a book called Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care which goes into detail on the clinical diagnosis and rehabilitation exercises for various injuries. You'll probably find it on the library genesis site. Again, I stress that a visit to the doctor is mandatory in your case, but maybe these tips will help you until then. Good luck.

boy_named_su · 2020-06-04T16:30:11+00:00

i tore my shoulder badly in a mountain bike race accident years ago. I can overhead press 150+ lb

go to a physiotherapist. keep trying new ones if the current one doesn't help. follow all of their directions to the letter

if that doesn't work, find a good doctor and talk about surgery

docent3434 · 2020-06-04T20:40:57+00:00

Contact me in pm. Master of physiotherapy here.

Title	I need advice from my brother's on what to do with a bad shoulder, I'm not getting answers in other subs
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Date	June 4, 2020 1:54 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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