I had a little disagreement with gravity and hit a small planet while being awesome at the bike park.
I have performed my normal post ride checks – crank bent so it hits the frame
and post ride medical – hot bath and a few beers
Shoulder still feels a bit funny. Not broken collarbone funny but along those lines.
Left shoulder fine
Right shoulder sore
It hurts in a slightly numb, something torn inside sort of way. I can move the arm forwards, backwards and sideways. I hurts more when I raise it but only above about 110 Degrees.
I am guessing I can use my normal 2 x Naproxen twice a day and 1 x Dihydrocodiene 4 times a day to treat it.
Rotator cuff? That would swell. Did mine back in Sept at Eastridge UKGE. Still not healed now. Did snap shoulder blade in half at same time tho. If I could offer any advice (from experience), don’t come back too soon! I did and may have to pull out of an Alps trip! 😥
Looks like your Acromioclavicular joint – Classic ‘pop up’ on your shoulder. Put your left hand on your right shoulder, then try to lift your left elbow upwards. Chances are it will hurt like buggery. Don’t take my word for it though – shoulder is a complex joint, get to a good physio and get them to have a look.
Mine looked like that when I fecked my AC joint. Could move it but very painful in certain positions. 12 months later ended up with surgery when physio failed to correct it.
My money’s also on a disrupted AC joint, looks very similar to mine a couple of months back, did you land directly on your shoulder.
AC disruptions come in different flavours depending on the degree of separation/ soft tissue damage – treatment ranges from ibuprofen and a sling to physio to surgery – probably worth getting yourself an X-ray so you know what your in for.
In good news – mine looked lumpier than yours and I had severely restricted movement but I was back on the bike in about 6 weeks – so hopefully you’ll be a bit quicker!!
Picture fron the front would be a better way of identifying a AC joint injury. To me that just looks like you’ve just got a great big lump on the end of your acromion.
Looks like about a Grade 1 or 2 AC separation. Deffo get it looked at and a good physio to advise on recovery exercises and who can strap it up properly. Shouldn’t need surgery. I managed Passportes du Soleil just over 3 weeks after doing mine 🙂
I’ve got a 4 inch scar across the front of my shoulder form doing that!. That’s the bad news, the good news is that it it’s now stronger than the other shoulder. That’s the other bad news, it’s going to end up needing a 4 inch scar too one day!.
Got a minor injuries unit near you? After several visits to my local A&E over the last couple of years I now use the minor injuries unless I am bleeding out.
Doesn’t look to AC jointish to me based on the photos. I’d leave off A&E for this evening, given that it’s saturday night. If it’s not easing off in a couple of days head to minor injuries or GP.
1. There’s something wrong.
2. I always had you as a lot taller and handsomer
3. Looks mostly like a swelling rather than an actual dislocation or break.
If they amputate your shoulder could I perhaps buy it from you? I think it would make a nice roasting joint.. If I had a restaurant I would bill it on the menu as ‘shoulder of fortune’
GF got knocked off bike by a car last week, has a similar looking (but much prettier) shoulder mis alignment. Physio told her that it was likely to remain like that, although movement and strength would return.