PT has made my shoulder sublaxations/pain worse? Can someone please outline the !
Question: PT has made my shoulder sublaxations/pain worse? Can someone please outline the treatment plan for a labral..?
I was diagnosed with "swimmers shoulder" 9 weeks ago. I have gone to PT three times and each time we have to adjust the exercises to make them easier or just drop them altogether. I stopped my home PT completely and my shoulder continues to get even more painful. My most recent session was Wednesday but my mom called the therapist yesterday and told him that I couldn't do my exercises anymore. They aren't in on Fridays. The treatment plan was ice, NSAIDS and PT and I continue to get worse. I have gotten significantly worse in the last 5 days. My shoulder now pops out really hard when I lean on it or lifting anything heavier than a water bottle. I now have a 7 out of 10 pain level and my shoulder is burning. IT JUST HURTS! And the grinding is MUCH more severe- same with the clicking. I used to only have it with overhead motion but now I have it with any movement.
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Here are a few sites that discuss physical therapy for the shoulder:
PURPOSE:
To relax the muscles in your shoulder. To relieve pain and increase motion.
POSITION:
Lie on your stomach close to the edge of the bed. Let your weak arm hang over the edge of the bed. Relax your shoulder, arm and hand. Let your shoulder blade relax and drop down.
ACTION:
Slowly and gently swing your arm forward and back. Do not use your neck muscles. Relax them. It might be easier to have someone else gently start swinging your arm. As pain decreases, increase your swing. Initially arm swing should begin at 15 degree angles and eventually progress to 30-45 degree angles as pain subsides within time. The duration of the swing should initially be 15 seconds and eventually progress to 3-5 minutes.
PURPOSE:
To relax the muscles in your shoulder, in order to relieve pain and to increase motion.
POSITION:
Stand and hold onto a sturdy chair with your good arm. Bend forward at the waist and bend your knees to help protect your back. Relax your weak arm, let it hang limp. Relax your shoulder blade and let it drop.
ACTION:
Keep your shoulder relaxed and use body motion to swing your arm in small circles. Stand tall and relaxed. Repeat motion and change direction of circles. The duration of the circles should initially be 30 seconds and eventually progress to 3-5 minutes.
http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/shoulder
http://www.ehow.com/video_4400192_introd…
http://physicaltherapy.about.com/b/2008/…
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/shoulder-…
http://www.shoulderpainsolutions.com/tre…