Torn rotator cuff? How long will my shoulder keep popping?!

Torn rotator cuff? How long will my shoulder keep popping?

I decided to learn how to ride a 50cc scooter and was having a great time until that curb jumped out at me from no where...lol.

Okay, I panicked and when trying to slow down I excellerated and was thrown off of the scooter. I landed on my left shoulder and hip and got a nasty bruise on my hip and couldn't move my shoulder very much at all. Went to the emergency room and they got xrays, saw no break and gave me pain meds for the weekend. Saw my doc the following tuesday and he said we would wait two weeks and see if it heals on its own. It has improved a great deal but it is still achy and when I move my arm in certain directions it pops. Could this mean it is torn or just that it will always pop from now on?

Your rotator cuff is a group of four small but major muscles or better known as the SITS muscles. The muscles are as follows S=Supraspinatus, I=Infraspinatus, T=Teres Minor, S= Subscapularis. The tendons of these muscles make up a cuff that forms on the end of your arm bone (humerus). These muscles are small muscles in your shoulder that you tend to forget to strengthen when you are in the gym, therefore, the other shoulder muscles will over-power the rotator cuff muscles and may cause injury. The primary function of the rotator cuff muscles are internal and external rotation. Activities that may use these functions are throwing, swimming, any overhead work, racquet sports, just to name a few.
Having been through rotator cup surgery in January it sounds like your pain/popping is very similar to what I was experiencing. The only way a doctor can tell is with a MRI. Have your doctor send you to a reputable orthapedic surgeon.