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Aerows

(39,961 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2014, 10:07 PM Jul 2014

I asked in fitness and exercise - shoulder pain [View all]

but I figured I'd ask here, too. I occasionally get severe pain in my shoulder. Like, I want to die shoulder pain, and the only thing that worked in the past was a cortisone shot right in the muscle. Narcotics have never done anything for me except put me in a bad mood.

I started hanging from a bar, and it stretched my shoulder out and it feels GLORIOUS. I also started taking vitamins but the hanging from a bar for like 5 minutes seems to fix it for some unknown reason. It's better than a cortisone shot!

Anyone know why that fixes my shoulder?

I was in a bad car accident that messed it up when I was younger.

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I asked in fitness and exercise - shoulder pain [View all] Aerows Jul 2014 OP

Physical therapists pleinair Jul 2014 #1

I have NO idea how I finally figured out how to make it quit hurting Aerows Jul 2014 #3

Sounds like a pinched nerve (axillary, median or radial) Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #2

It's a miracle. Aerows Jul 2014 #4

possible Old Codger Jul 2014 #5

I read up on it - Impingement Syndrome Aerows Jul 2014 #7

Muscle or tendon injury probably FuzzyRabbit Jul 2014 #9

sports medicine is amazing eShirl Jul 2014 #13

I can only tell you what worked for me. murielm99 Jul 2014 #6

It feels like a rat gnawing in your shoulder Aerows Jul 2014 #8

Have you encountered any raccoons recently? Orrex Jul 2014 #10

What do you call a person that finished last in medical school?? kentuck Jul 2014 #14

At least they finished medical school. eShirl Jul 2014 #15

Exercise does a lot to mitigate the pain I have from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome cali Jul 2014 #11

because it stretches something that is no longer injured but still too tight eShirl Jul 2014 #12

Sounds like rotator cuff damage. Be careful. nt WhiteTara Jul 2014 #16