aaaaargggghhhh - shoulder

[the block]

for some reason unknown to me, when i do this movement:

http://home.flash.net/~cfoster2/boating/health/rotation.gif

my shoulder hurts. i dont mean that it hurts when i do the exercise, it just hurts when i move my arm that way. if i do a front raise i can feel it too but like 5% discomfort. i can do anything else and its ok. its not unbearable but definitely uncomfortable. i have been doing plenty of rc stuff but admittedly havent the above movement for a while. i iced my shoulder for a bit and also deep freezed it.

any help would be great, this is really annoying as i've just had 2 weeks off and the last thing i need is this.

thanks

[Tricky]

almost certainly impingement IME. Dont do ANYTHING that hurts it as impingement is a swelling or inflammation and some of the r/c complex muscles 'turn off' under pain so you cant rehab it while its hurting.

if your anything like me you probably just need 300% more (shoulder) external rotation excersies and 300% less internal.

[GoldenArrow]

Internet diagnosis is almost certainly a waste of time.

[PikeKing]

er yeah

[the block]

yeah but so is egyptian diagnosis as far as im concerned. finding a physio here is impossible. most people dont even know what one is. so im not really left with much choice :(

[the block]

cheers tricky.

[the block]

have iced my shoulder lots. feels a lot better for it. a lot less restrictive now.

[PikeKing]

the best advice i can give is to rest it and ice it and see what happens, dont do anything that hurts

[the block]

cheers, i know its basic common sense what you have just stated, but it's reassuring to be reassured :) and also we have been brainwashed for so many years (think education system) into not thinking for ourselves. and i'm not very well read up on body stuff, especially muscles/ligaments/tendons etc... however now i am doing more reading <buff>