Shoulder, Rotator Cuff injury
2007-04-15 – 2007-06-25
Grade: 2
Fell during trail run and used arms to try to stop the fall. No pain in shoulder for a few hours after fall - but increasing stiffness and soreness throughout the night.
Started taking 600mg Ibuprofen every 6 hours, and am trying to keep lightly mobile - much better already after 24 hrs.
Two days later, could kayak, but swimming was still not so great.
Four days later - feels much better - but not quite 100%
1 week later - can swim just fine, but it's still stiff when I try to raise it up above my head when my elbows point outwards.
2 weeks later - still stiff. Kind of at a stand still, it seems.
36 days later - the stiffness hasn't improved much. It doesn't hurt while swimming, but hurts when I raise arm to side.
It took weeks - but finally feel like the stiffness has gone away.
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