WTF is wrong with my shoulder...any sports medicine doctors in the house?????

[$UPERM@N]

ok so it's been at least a week my left shoulder has been feelin like this it seems to be around the Glenohumeral Joint (shoulder ball and socket joint) but im not sure exactly where it is or how to pin point it, just a quick bit of background i have been lifting for shortly over 3 years and i have worked a physical labor job for the past 2 years and currently i do moving, anyways it first started to bother me alot one day when i was doing flat BB BP my shoulder felt a bit strained (under unusual stress) also during the same workout i switched to incline DB BP and for every rep my shoulder was clicking and stressed, i didn't think much of it really and my back workout the other day seemed to go fine with some slight tightness in the shoulder of course the feeling never quite went away totally it is just a slight uncomfortable feeling in my shoulder constantly but it doesn't seem to be getting any better, another thing i though of is that it just may be the way i sleep which is usually with my head on my shoulder laying half on my side/stomach and my arm stretched out. anyways if anyone has some ideas of what the issue here could be it would be great to have some input before i head to the hospital, and if you feel you need anymore information to help on a diagnosis or whatever just ask, thanks so much Adam

[bigc]

lol this is kinda weird i was just gonna post the exact same problem. i experience tightness and sometimes clicking to the point where i could extra 2-5 reps on the other arm i dont remember hurting it i may have popped it slightly while playing football. when im doing db bench and shoulder press i have a hard time controlling the weight at the top of the movement what that indicates i have no idea?? but so strange we both have exact same problem

[$UPERM@N]

yeah man maybe im just bein a pussy but i wish someone would offer some advice cause im doin shoulders and tri's in an hour

[bigc]

i also sleep on it awkwardly often i think my posterior delt is so loose its making my anterior get overly tight im just gonna try stretch out better from now on just work threw it

[BigMikeD]

Clicking is normal, as long as it is not painful.

Do you have full range of motion with it? does lifting or lowering your arm cause any extra pain?

The best advice i can give is to stop pressing for a week or two. It may only be a slight strain of a tendon or something like that... but if you keep working it you are only going to exacerbate the problem.

[MindFreak]

Originally Posted by BigMikeD

Clicking is normal, as long as it is not painful.

Do you have full range of motion with it? does lifting or lowering your arm cause any extra pain?

The best advice i can give is to stop pressing for a week or two. It may only be a slight strain of a tendon or something like that... but if you keep working it you are only going to exacerbate the problem.

i dont think we have ever agreed on anything but i would stop for a week or two also.

[Red5]

The clicking is commonly caused by inflammation of the tendon. As others have said you need to rest it. If you cause damage to the tendon it can actually become thicker which can then cause even more problems.

A good chiropractor will be able to advise you better tha us though.