Getting your haircut is a great way to boost your mood – and today I did just that. I also needed to get it done before I head out to San Fran to spend time with my brothers’ families and unwind. So much has happened since the last trip I have taken — it will be good to reset again.
I took a rest day today mainly because my shoulder is still bothering me. Yesterday’s yoga class was focused on shoulder strength and it seemed to aggravate whatever is going on. I was woken up around 330A with radiating shoulder pain on both sides. I got up and drank a big glass of water with Natural Calm added thinking it may be dehydration/low magnesium but I still couldn’t go back to sleep until around 5A – so I decided it was best to sleep in and really rest my shoulders today.
I will head to yoga tomorrow morning since what I am thinking is happening are shoulder impingement issues. “Shoulder impingement syndrome is a common cause of shoulder pain. It occurs when there is impingement of tendons or bursa in the shoulder from bones of the shoulder. Overhead activity of the shoulder, especially repeated activity, is a risk factor for shoulder impingement syndrome. “
I am hoping that the combo of yoga and specific mobility exercises will help improve my overall flexibility because at this point I am having issues lifting my arms over head. I may go and see a doctor as well when I get back from my SF trip –just to make sure that it is indeed what I think it is. The internet is a blessing and curse when it comes to looking up symptoms and making an inexperienced diagnosis. At least that’s the lecture my pal Wil gave me today…
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One response to “Shoulder Impingement Syndrome”
I actually had this last summer – that range of motion diagram exactly describes the pain I was having. I had an mri, and the doctor told me it looked like there was inflammation in the rotator cuff. I did PT exercises from last September to December, including a visit with the therapist once a week and then doing stuff at home or at my gym every day. Now I haven’t had any shoulder pain at all in the past two months, which during the PT I never thought would happen. So I’m slowly getting back into doing overhead stuff with crossfit, but I’m going to be staying away from high rep, impactful movements like push presses, thrusters, any kipping, etc for the near (and probably far) future. There’s other things I can sub in for those, and it’s so not worth it to me to take a risk of more damage. If you think you have an impingement it might help to back off on high rep overhead movements, and look into doing some PT exercises now, before it gets any worse. 🙂