Torn muscle/muscle ache

[smitherz]

OK, over the last five days i have had a painful ache which i believe is a torn muscle. Its on the top of my arm stretching to my shoulder. So, to stop it getting any worse i have rested it since i have had it. The rest i have giving it doesn't seem to have made any difference, surely the pain would of eased down a little bit !!

Does anyone know of any creams or good painkillers that may help it heal or reduce the ache?

I have tried Deep Freeze to numb it, but that don't work been through like a whole can so i have given up on that.

Ahhh any ideas, its pissin' me off

[HIT]

Just let it recover on its own. If deep freeze or deep heat dont work, try some ibuprofen tabs.

How did you do it?

[smitherz]

Not sure exactly how i done it, it sort of came on slowly while i was at the gym.

How long max will the fucker take to heal?

I don't want to put everything on hold until its ok again

Edit: I don't think Ibuprofens are strong enough

[HIT]

Not sure exactly how i done it, it sort of came on slowly while i was at the gym.

How long max will the fucker take to heal?

I don't want to put everything on hold until its ok again

Edit: I don't think Ibuprofens are strong enough
Try some nubain then. :D (only joking, stay away from it)

I cant actually figure out where the pain is. Is it actually from the bicep to the side shoulder muscle?

[smitherz]

Try some nubain then. :D (only joking, stay away from it)

I cant actually figure out where the pain is. Is it actually from the bicep to the side shoulder muscle?

Its more on the shoulder, but when i lift my arm it feels like someone is stabbing me in the shoulder to the arm with a knife.

Im guna end up dropping 10 Ibuprofens in a minute, it bothers me more when im at work it makes time go slow for me

[HIT]

Its more on the shoulder, but when i lift my arm it feels like someone is stabbing me in the shoulder to the arm with a knife.

Im guna end up dropping 10 Ibuprofens in a minute, it bothers me more when im at work it makes time go slow for me
It sounds like a tendon imo. That stabbing pain.

I think your in need for a massage, your joints/tendons need to be loosened up and putting additional stress on them is only going to make things more painful. Perhaps even a light swim?

At the gym make sure you add a few more warm up sets in, and avoid exercises like have you pressing or pulling behind the neck.

[smitherz]

It sounds like a tendon imo. That stabbing pain.

I think your in need for a massage, your joints/tendons need to be loosened up and putting additional stress on them is only going to make things more painful. Perhaps even a light swim?

At the gym make sure you add a few more warm up sets in, and avoid exercises like have you pressing or pulling behind the neck.

OK noted, but why do i feel like i aint guna be able to train properly for another 10 days?

Damn bastard, looks like im going to have to put up with it until it heals.

[HIT]

Or take a few days off. Nothing wrong with that.

[DonBenito]

If you keep putting pressure on it it will take longer to heal, so its best to completely rest it than setting yourself back a bit every time you use it.

[smitherz]

All sorted now !! I have been using Ibuprofen Gel and Tabs, both have worked a treat, didn't take very long to heal up, don't know why i didn't think of that before

[HIT]

They may be "masking" the problem, but the problem may not be fixed, so to speak.

[CheeseOnToast]

The first I would do is rather than taking advice from people on an a web forum - get yourself to the docs, get referred to a decent sports physio and get it looked at.. the last thing you want is a recurring shoulder injury.

Believe me, I know people who have not sorted them properly and ended up doing bad long term damage which has really fucked their training up.. get down there mate.

[HIT]

Smitherz, how good is ibuprofen gel?

[CheeseOnToast]

It's good shit HIT!

I been using it on my groin, I think I tore something doing ATG squats :(

Gotta get to the docs...uhm...soon lol