Rotator Cuff Dissorder.
For the past 4 months at least my shoulders and the tops of my outer arms have been really painful especially when raising my arms.
I do weights mainly to help my breathing 5kilos is my limit these days but it strengthens my chest muscles and is reccomended by my copd team and consultant.
But before christmas the pains where getting so bad I was losing power even typing on my computer my arms would just drop onto the keyboard like some one had flipped a switch.
Anyways my gp said rest and ibrufen painkillers.
To tell the truth I was not happy with her prognosis but I carried on mainly because I hate surgerys and hospitals so the less I see of them the better. Anyways surgerys are full of germs and my immune systen is not that good.
So I carried on with the weights but dropping to 2 kilos and took the ibrufen which by the way is no good for people with dodgy breathing problems.
Anyways last night I decided to look on the internet and put in my symptoms which is something I always say one should not do.
Guess what she is right, well half right .
Her words were that its because I have spondylosis in my neck that I have this problem.
Which is wrong but her words of rest and pain killers were right because according to Google I may well have Rotator Cuff Disorder.
Rotator Cuff Disorders - What Are the Symptoms of Rotator Cuff ...
Symptoms. A rotator cuff disorder causes pain and weakness in your shoulder. It may be uncomfortable or impossible to do everyday activities, such as combing your hair, tucking in your shirt, or reaching above your head. Most often, you will feel the pain on the side and front of your upper arm and shoulder.
Now I feel alot happier with that prognosis than the first at least I know if I rest and take the painkillers it will get better were as telling me it was caused by my spondylocis, that would mean I would have it for the rest of my life.
Thank god for Google..