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Shoulder pain and dead arm

#46
Yonni said:
40Hz Ironically my problems first started getting worse after taking my kids bowling. I’d forgotten about that until you posted TBL quite. That wasn’t the cause but definitely made a slightly stiff shoulder painful. That was back in February IIRC.
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Hardly surprising. Bowing is not quite the genteel game many think it is just because it’s played in a climate controlled environment while wearing funny shoes. My old man was an avid kingpin team bowler for many years. Earned a bit of a reputation in his league for the amount of power he packed in his rolls. He eventually wound up with rotator cuff problems and, later on, chronic bursitis flare ups from it. Slinging a 16lb. ball down an alley catches up to you after awhile. :nailbiting::oops::cautious:
 
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wildman2 said:
Its good your seeing a doc soonish may want to look up Zyflamend on amazon it prolly can help.Im not a doc but it sounds like my shoulder symptoms. Bone spurs cutting into the tendons and rotator cuff..
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I’m guessing it’s close to this as that’s what my back problem is partly.

FF - I’ve got a young wife, does that count?

Those beds look pretty neat and less than I expected. Guaranteed in the uk the price is triple.
*edit* just looked it up - nearly $900 over here. Welcome to rip-off Britain. As long as folk can afford to fly to Europe for a week of sun once a year, they can’t be bothered to worry about anything else. We must be one of the worst informed and motivated democracies in the world. Honestly, we’ll put up with anything as long as we can afford a pint of beer!
 
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Yonni said:
I’ve had a slightly crunchy shoulder for a while. No pain or real restriction of movement, just a few clicks. Since maybe just before Christmas it’s got worse. I’ve left it because I thought it was a tendinitis thing that would get better on its own eventually. Today I’ve had to take painkillers just to use the mouse on my computer at work. I get shooting pains when so do certain movements. I get caught out with this once every couple if days now. Not when heavy lifting more like extreme extension or moving my bent arm in front of my chest etc. This is my right ram (plucking). Over the last 2 days I’ve felt a kind of tightness in my wrist too. Now I’ve got forearm tightness and almost (but not quite) pins and needles in my right hand. My right arm just feels heavy and almost dead and my shoulder seems to have dropped lower than my left one. I’ve got a docs appointment next week but thought I’d scare myself in the meantime by asking you all if this sounds familiar to anyone? I gave it a rest from all cycling and playing for about 10 days in April but it didn’t make any difference.
I also mountain bike and did a race last weekend which probably didn’t help. I've also been practicing a bit more recently as I’ve got a new teacher. I’ve been playing about 3 years now. Any advice or tips?
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Sounds WAY too familiar! About 2 years ago I started having similar issues and eventually got an MRI on my neck. Turns out my neck is a mess with bone spurs and a few herniated discs. I had to totally stop biking for a while (which I was doing three times a week but it was making my right arm go numb). I eventually figured out that looking up AT ALL (just a couple degrees above horizontal) caused the spasms and numbness in my right arm to get worse (it took me a while to actually make this connection as it wasn't obvious because it was slightly delayed). Once I became aware of this it meant no biking (you need to look up) so I started running (no problem there). Time has helped but I just can't do much mountain biking now (which sucks!) and I've got my road bike set up so I'm super upright (gotta do what you gotta do). I now get monthly chiropractic adjustments (which I don't think I would do if the disc herniation is particularly acute) and a massage.

If things stay numb for an extended period of time there is a risk of permanent nerve damage. Don't ignore any numbness that lasts any length of time! Most disc herniations will mostly go away on their own if you can wait, but that assume you are NOT experiencing sustained numbness. Get it checked out!
 
#51
My guitar player was having similar problems a month or so ago... had been building up. Went to the doctor and found out it was "Frozen Shoulder" and knocked him out of a gig... also has to do physical therapy and may never be 100% again

could be anything else mentioned as well.
 
#52
Bodeanly said:
Yoga, diet, or even 20 minutes in nature a day will change your life.
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It’s too painful to do yoga. Three downward dogs used to sort my back out.

Yeah, mountain biking is a definite no no just now. I’m gutted because getting out in the woods and hills is my happy place. I can switch to walking but it’s a good day trip to get anywhere decent and back whereas MTB is only a 45 min drive. With kids too small to hike, it makes it hard to do.
 
#53
How heavy is your main bass? Going lighter + using a wider padded strap helped me immensely, as did doing exercises targeted to strengthening my shoulder, although they're not the miracle workers I was hoping for. But if I were you, I'd find a doctor who specializes in sports injuries.
 
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#54
Yonni said:
I’ve had a slightly crunchy shoulder for a while. No pain or real restriction of movement, just a few clicks. Since maybe just before Christmas it’s got worse. I’ve left it because I thought it was a tendinitis thing that would get better on its own eventually. Today I’ve had to take painkillers just to use the mouse on my computer at work. I get shooting pains when so do certain movements. I get caught out with this once every couple if days now. Not when heavy lifting more like extreme extension or moving my bent arm in front of my chest etc. This is my right ram (plucking). Over the last 2 days I’ve felt a kind of tightness in my wrist too. Now I’ve got forearm tightness and almost (but not quite) pins and needles in my right hand. My right arm just feels heavy and almost dead and my shoulder seems to have dropped lower than my left one. I’ve got a docs appointment next week but thought I’d scare myself in the meantime by asking you all if this sounds familiar to anyone? I gave it a rest from all cycling and playing for about 10 days in April but it didn’t make any difference.
I also mountain bike and did a race last weekend which probably didn’t help. I've also been practicing a bit more recently as I’ve got a new teacher. I’ve been playing about 3 years now. Any advice or tips?
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I was having shoulder and arm pain years ago with the old fashion, move your arm, type of mouse for the work computer. I switched to a Logitech center ball mouse and my pain went away quickly. Been using one since.
 
#56
You need a D.O. Orthopedics is not strong on TB. My wife of 31 years suffers from systemic RA and wouldn't be able to function if not for her practice group (clinical, not musical) of D.O.s. If you have numbness, you're killing nerve tissue. Period. Undoing that damage is very long road to get back a percentage of the total lost.

You need to get a good professional diagnosis and forget the self-medicating and non-clinical methods. Go to the pros. They can help. Doing nothing isn't an option. You have one body. Sorry for the rant. Get well.
 
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#57
I had a brutal cycling accident on my road bike and tore the rotator cuff, messed up the tendon and muscle. The pain before surgery was horrible, I know the pain you're feeling. If it's not a major tear, you can do some physical therapy but you're always going to have that pain until they can get in there and repair it. See a sports doc, they usually want to get you going quicker than the regular specialist. The first guy, the regular specialist, said we should give it a few months and see how it feels then, lol! The sports doc, kinda smiled and said, it's torn, it'll still be torn in a few months, let do this and get to healing. I'm so grateful I saw the sports doc. It's a long healing but the sooner you do it, the sooner you'll get your shoulder back.
I hope it's just a pinched nerve and you can get some relief soon!
 
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Yonni said:
I’ve had a slightly crunchy shoulder for a while. No pain or real restriction of movement, just a few clicks. Since maybe just before Christmas it’s got worse. I’ve left it because I thought it was a tendinitis thing that would get better on its own eventually. Today I’ve had to take painkillers just to use the mouse on my computer at work. I get shooting pains when so do certain movements. I get caught out with this once every couple if days now. Not when heavy lifting more like extreme extension or moving my bent arm in front of my chest etc. This is my right ram (plucking). Over the last 2 days I’ve felt a kind of tightness in my wrist too. Now I’ve got forearm tightness and almost (but not quite) pins and needles in my right hand. My right arm just feels heavy and almost dead and my shoulder seems to have dropped lower than my left one. I’ve got a docs appointment next week but thought I’d scare myself in the meantime by asking you all if this sounds familiar to anyone? I gave it a rest from all cycling and playing for about 10 days in April but it didn’t make any difference.
I also mountain bike and did a race last weekend which probably didn’t help. I've also been practicing a bit more recently as I’ve got a new teacher. I’ve been playing about 3 years now. Any advice or tips?
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Don't go on TB for medical advice, see a doctor
 
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I assure you all that I’m going to the doctors. The appointment has been booked.

Bass weight is minor as I’m mainly using a 7lb 11oz Ibanez and it’s not the strap shoulder, it’s he other one.

There might be some CTS as my hand and wrist are beginning to bother me too. I’ll wear a wrist brace tonight to see if that helps.

I also have some tightness in my neck so who knows? I need a pro assessment either way but I’ll try some of the advice in the meantime.

Our local sports injury clinic is very good. It’s the Edinburgh university one who have treated Olympiads and world class Rugby players, including the NZ All Blacks. They’ve got the signed jerseys and letters of thanks on the wall to prove it. But it can get expensive, so I’m going with The NHS first and see where I get. Thanks for all the advice.
 
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