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Erky

Erky

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Starting to suspect I have this injury. My left shoulder pops every time I swing or rotate my arm, and I have occasional pain, though not sharp. It will usually last a few days, longer if I golf a lot. Sometimes the pain goes away for a few weeks, but the shoulder pop seems to always be there, no matter how much I stretch/loosen up.
 
Never had that type of issue before but I bet it's detrimental for solid golf. I can relate as I played with a torn meniscus for over a year and I will bet the farm mine is torn again. I play through pain every single time I tee it up. I understand where you are coming from buddy and you may need to give in and see a doc. I'm trying my best to wait until I'm 65 where medicare and my primary insurance will foot the bill ,so I can just get a total knee replacement. It's hard to be on the course in pain but it's harder sitting on your arse at home on a pretty day. Don't injury your shoulder where you need rotor cuff surgery! I've heard that is a booger to get through and a great deal of recovery time!
 
Sounds like a labrum issue. Are you going to get it checked out?

I can relate to your injury. I broke my leg in Dec 2011 and couldnt golf till Mid Summer 2012. It was awful!
 
troyefl said:
Sounds like a labrum issue. Are you going to get it checked out?

I can relate to your injury. I broke my leg in Dec 2011 and couldnt golf till Mid Summer 2012. It was awful!
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I am almost afraid to get it checked out. I know the recovery from that type of surgery takes forever. I have actually considered turning around and playing left handed.
 
I had a torn labrum from playing pitcher in high school, though didn't get it operated on for 5 years, as it didn't affect me playing hockey (I was a goalie), or playing golf. Though if I tried to throw a baseball, I would get piercing pain, almost driving me to tears, and couldn't raise my arm in class for days. I also couldn't sleep with my arm over my head which I love to do...

I ended up getting the surgery when I realized that I wanted to someday be able to throw a baseball with my children some day. The surgery was fairly simple, out patient arthroscopy, though the rehab was a b*tch. But 12 years later, shoulder feels good as new, and I can throw with my kids without issue.
 
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I have talked to a lot of people that have that injury, as I do MRI so I see a lot of them. The surgery and recovery can be a b*tch. I have a friend who told me she would rather have her knees done again then her shoulder. She is a breakaway roper, but now she is back at it feeling good. I would check it out with a orthopedic doctor, and maybe physical thearapy can help you get it stronger and not need surgery.
 
Erky said:
Starting to suspect I have this injury. My left shoulder pops every time I swing or rotate my arm, and I have occasional pain, though not sharp. It will usually last a few days, longer if I golf a lot. Sometimes the pain goes away for a few weeks, but the shoulder pop seems to always be there, no matter how much I stretch/loosen up.
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I have never been diagnosed, but I go through the exact same thing in my left shoulder, though I am right handed. I can play through it, but at times it is annoying, and keeping it overhead for any length of time is not fun. I think my injury, although I played a ton of baseball, probably comes from all the weight lifting I did and a muscle imbalance - but who knows? My wife is a PT, and has put me through different tests with the shoulder and she tells me she almost guarantees it is a torn labrum ( along with probably arthiritis and bone spurs probably ). I am going to see a doc soon, maybe try to get a cortizone shot to get me through golf season and maybe get it taken care of late fall so I'll be back in time for spring golf in 2014.
 
Erky said:
I am almost afraid to get it checked out. I know the recovery from that type of surgery takes forever. I have actually considered turning around and playing left handed.
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I would have it checked. I had issue's in my left shoulder and left arm for months and now I'm paying the piper. Had anterior cervical fusion surgery two weeks ago. Don't put it off. If something is wrong it won't go away by itself. I wouldn't risk doing more damage.
 
I should point out, I tore my right labrum pitching, and I golf righty...and it did not adversely affect terribly me playing golf with the motion required. Maybe slightly sore after a round, but did not inhibit me from playing. if it was my left shoulder, i would imagine it being a much bigger issue. I assume you're a righty, Erky?
 
Feel your pain bud.

I've been playing for the last 10 weeks with a rotator cuff injury. Just started physiotherapy and the pain has eased.

I was playing like a champ before it happened and I've struggled to get 25-30 points these last 10 weeks.
 
My brother and I have both both wrestled competitively and coached for over 25 years and have both torn our labrum. He tore his while training for the Olympics right after college and had to have three consecutive surgeries in three consecutive years. I tore mine in 2007 and never had the surgery. I can't throw a ball more than about 15 yards and can't play any racquet sports, but it doesn't affect my golf swing at all.
 
I was diagnosed with a torn labrum in my left shoulder last spring. When the doc said I would be out of golf for 4-6 months, I postponed the surgery till October 10 so I could rehab during the winter.
The surgery was a success and so was the rehab. I was able to start playing golf a couple of weeks ago with no pain in my shoulder. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Here is the video of my surgery for your enjoyment....(audio included)

[video=youtube;lv-VJhmptPo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv-VJhmptPo[/video]
 
First off get it checked, if might be something that can fixed without surgery and you may make it worse if you dont get it checked.
Second off dont let recovery times scare you, I was told at least 6 months before i could half swing a golf club, I played 18 holes weekend before last.

dont miss around with this, get it checked

Erky said:
I am almost afraid to get it checked out. I know the recovery from that type of surgery takes forever. I have actually considered turning around and playing left handed.
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I'm having trouble my my shoulder just now and while i was told it was my AC joint in the shoulder a year later it is worse than ever. I only got a few physio sessions because it seemed to clear up but now after the winter it is agony, i hit 50 balls at the range and it's sore for a week. I'm getting reffered to a specialist but i am dreading the thought of surgery and lay off times but if needs must.
 
My wife had it done recently. It's not much fun, but it's not awful. About 6 weeks without being able to lift anything heavier than a coffee cup as I recall, and of course all the physical therapy rehab.
 
Erky said:
Starting to suspect I have this injury. My left shoulder pops every time I swing or rotate my arm, and I have occasional pain, though not sharp. It will usually last a few days, longer if I golf a lot. Sometimes the pain goes away for a few weeks, but the shoulder pop seems to always be there, no matter how much I stretch/loosen up.
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It definitely sounds like the labrum. I would get it checked out by a doctor before it gets worse. It might not be as bad as you think, and you may only require some physical therapy to strengthen the labrum or just plain rest. I dislocated my left shoulder and had a part tear in my rotator cuff in my left shoulder. I am left handed and went from throwing low 90s to about 45-50 if I am lucky. Didn't need surgery in either situation, but I had to do a lot of strengthening.

Good luck!!
 
I dislocated my shoulder in a fall back in 2011, it tore my labrum. I thought it would heal on its own and didn't go to the doctor, ended up getting what is called a stuck shoulder because of it. Extreme pain while trying to lift arm over my head, I'm mean bring me to tears pain. Ended up having surgery which was pretty much just putting me to sleep where he could manipulate my arm to free up all the scar tissue. After surgery physical therapy was terrible! PT about made me want to cry each day and that was on pain pills. But after about 4 to 6 weeks finally started feeling better and I now have full range of motion with no pain at all.
 
I tore my labrum a few years back from pitching. I never had any actual pain in my shoulder but I could feel it slipping quite a bit. The majority of my pain was in my elbow, and my hand & fingers would go numb for an extended period of time. As others have stated the rehab is a pain the butt (I was 18 at the time and it sucked), but if you need it fixed you'll definitely tell a difference.
 
Drumdog said:
I was diagnosed with a torn labrum in my left shoulder last spring. When the doc said I would be out of golf for 4-6 months, I postponed the surgery till October 10 so I could rehab during the winter.
The surgery was a success and so was the rehab. I was able to start playing golf a couple of weeks ago with no pain in my shoulder. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Here is the video of my surgery for your enjoyment....(audio included)

[video=youtube;lv-VJhmptPo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv-VJhmptPo[/video]
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That was quite interesting up until the point he started grinding down the spur. That made me cringe.
 
barryboymunro said:
I'm having trouble my my shoulder just now and while i was told it was my AC joint in the shoulder a year later it is worse than ever. I only got a few physio sessions because it seemed to clear up but now after the winter it is agony, i hit 50 balls at the range and it's sore for a week. I'm getting reffered to a specialist but i am dreading the thought of surgery and lay off times but if needs must.
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Barry & the OP,
please go to a specialist if you haven't already. I played college football and was having shoulder trouble and the AT's initially diagnosed it as an AC problem. It wasn't horrible pain more of a dull gnawing pain that never really went away, but did get sharp pain with certain activities, so I went ahead and played through the pain and finished the season. When it hadn't gotten any better 10 weeks later I finally requested to get an MRI and confirmed that it was a completely torn labrum. The Orthopedic told me had I had an MRI sooner I very possibly could have just needed physical therapy and not had to have surgery. The surgery really wasn't all that big of a deal, out patient scope. In a sling for a month or two cannot remember that well, and a 6 month no contact order. Pain wasn't really all that horrible during recovery except for physical therapy, there were times I could have punched the PT in the face. However make SURE you do your therapy. Had a friend who didn't do all of his and still has issues to this day. Mine still nags at me from time to time when I do certain things like have my arm pushed backwards with my palm facing forward, but overall it's 99% back right. Like ShaneP said above, don't mess around with this get it checked out ASAP.
 
The one thing I wanted to add - when you speak to your doctor, they are undoubtedly going to refer you to an orthopaedic. Make sure that orthopaedic specializes in sports related injuries/recoveries. Nothing against most orthopaedics but their main mission is for you to be pain free and live a normal life. 99% of time that is perfect. But you are obviously athletic and will be continuing to play golf. An orthopaedic that specializes in sports related injuries is not only going to make sure you are pain free, but also make sure you are doing the steps to make sure you can get back to playing sports without pain.

In my case, I was referred to an orthopaedic who did a great job, but his goal was for me to have a normal lifestyle. After the rotator cuff tear, I told my physician that I wanted to make sure I was doing everything I could do to continue playing the sports I love. I was referred to a different orthopaedic who happened to be the same doctor that took care of the Boston Bruins (was living in Boston at the time obviously). It was a very different approach, even down to the physical therapist who had me do strength exercises that I didn't know existed.

As of right now, my shoulder without any surgery hasn't popped out in 17 years and I have absolutely no pain. So you are your biggest advocate of both your body and your life. So don't be afraid to make sure to check and make sure that the orthopaedic is going to address all of your needs/concerns.

Good luck and get healthy!
 
amsmith61 said:
The one thing I wanted to add - when you speak to your doctor, they are undoubtedly going to refer you to an orthopaedic. Make sure that orthopaedic specializes in sports related injuries/recoveries. Nothing against most orthopaedics but their main mission is for you to be pain free and live a normal life. 99% of time that is perfect. But you are obviously athletic and will be continuing to play golf. An orthopaedic that specializes in sports related injuries is not only going to make sure you are pain free, but also make sure you are doing the steps to make sure you can get back to playing sports without pain.

In my case, I was referred to an orthopaedic who did a great job, but his goal was for me to have a normal lifestyle. After the rotator cuff tear, I told my physician that I wanted to make sure I was doing everything I could do to continue playing the sports I love. I was referred to a different orthopaedic who happened to be the same doctor that took care of the Boston Bruins (was living in Boston at the time obviously). It was a very different approach, even down to the physical therapist who had me do strength exercises that I didn't know existed.

As of right now, my shoulder without any surgery hasn't popped out in 17 years and I have absolutely no pain. So you are your biggest advocate of both your body and your life. So don't be afraid to make sure to check and make sure that the orthopaedic is going to address all of your needs/concerns.

Good luck and get healthy!
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Thanks. It's funny you say that, as the guy I went to last time with a sports injury was the doctor for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hockey docs are apparently everywhere.
 
depending on the severity, surgery will be required. I dislocated my shoulder which in effect tore my labrum and the doctor recommended surgery but said it wasn't 100% necessary as they can do rehab and strength training but said I might never be back to full strength. I opted for surgery and after about 10 weeks I felt better than ever. no harm in getting checked up. if you value playing golf more than your health... you might need to take a break anyways.


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Cheers guys I have the doctors on the 4th so hoping he sends me to a specialist quickly but with the state of Britain's NHS it could take a while.
 
Get it checked out sooner than later. I went 15 years with a bum right shoulder until I got it scoped 4 years ago. Never really thought anything about it. Could still throw though painful at times and gradually got worse over the years. Finally decided to get it checked out when my boy turned 3 because I wanted to be able to throw with him as he got older. Recovery and therapy went well. I was back playing golf in around 4 months, though it never really effected golf. To this day though I still can't throw very well, but I can at least throw baseballs with my son pain free. It still hurts at times if I sleep with my arm above my head. I credit this to just letting it go for 15 years without having something done.
 
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