@Pyjamas89 wrote:
Just after some advice. I have been having intermittant pain in my shoulder for years now and finally got a diagnosis from my doctors as an impingement. I have been referred for physio but that can take weeks and just wanted to find out that I'm safe to use the gym. I tend to use the rower and have started swimming regularly, after some workouts my shoulder does twinge a little, am I ruining it or will the work outs help strengthen it?
If it's the shoulder on the side where you put your mouse, I suggest putting your mouse in front of your keyboard instead off to the side.
Doctors -- I hate them. They all want to ensnare people in the medical system in ways that don't work. The general rule on pain beyond normal workout aches is to stop doing the things that cause the pain or do them with a lot less intensity. If you are causing your shoulder chronic pain, you are probably ruining it in my opinion. It won't fall off or anything, but you may never be able to exercise without pain.
I suggest starting with at least three days of rest. Then reduce reps and intensity and see what happens. At the first sign of pain recurring, I suggest stopping for the day. You have to give the inflamation time to heal. Since it's most likely a tendon problem, it may take a few months of repeating this process. Meanwhile, I recommend finding another exercise you can do like elliptical, treadmill or stationary bicycle.
Hope this helps.
