painful shoulder/back/neck

Hey guys.....but 2 weeks back, lifting a lanyard with a bunch of keys over my neck, felt a sharp pain upper shoulder/neck. Pain was quite severe on some days, its like a sharp pain from "knots" in the shoulder blade, running up to the neck then down the arm and getting some numbness sensations down the arm, fingers. Been to doc, he says my "steroid use" and training has caused and over-development of muscle in my shoulders/neck which in turn is compressing nerves in shoulder area and I most like also have a small deltoid tear. Said that this will be an on-going issue for me and suggested that I give up lifting heavy weights.

Obvious to say......not happy with what he said. Any opinions out there guys? Pain is more on some days then others, originally thought it to jus be cos of the bundle of knots in the shoulder blades and massages would sort out, but no luck! The sharp pain.....I think is a tear? Take a shot or few of deca to speed up healing?

Wayne,

Getting bigger wont help. Had the same in my back where even my fingers got numb. It is definitely a nerve. After a long struggle with Physio's and Bio's and lots of money later, they didn't help anything.

Ask your doc about a procedure called a Rhizotomy... (Burning of the nerve). I had the problem for about 4 months and after a few Rhizotomy treatments together with losing some weight and a lot of stretching, my nerve released totally.

That burning and numbness feeling is a bitch. Best of luck bud!!

Post a photo of your over developed muscle on your shoulders/neck. I would love to see what that looks like

Wayne wrote: Been to doc, he says my "steroid use" and training has caused and over-development of muscle in my shoulders/neck which in turn is compressing nerves in shoulder area

:lol:

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall that lecture! "Wayne, your muscles are abnormally huge from all the steroids you take. I've never seen this before, but they are so big that they are squashing all the nerves, and your big muscles are going to disable you if you don't stop lifting weights" :pinch:

I would see another doc! I'm surprised he did't consider that it might be from damage to soft tissue around the vertabrae in your neck which is causing a pinched nerve, or a herniated disk causing inflammation or something like that.

@ Wanye... I say that doctor is a hater. My two cents.

I am pretty sure that is not how muscle growth works. :lol:

Lets see this big neck and shoulders bro

Your doc seems like a hater yes.

arg c'mon guys.....yeah, he is totally against the "juice" but he was pretty spot on with my kids when I had kept taking em to pediatrician.....so he "knows" his stuff and is fairly well respected. But yes, he pretty much gave a lecture and is totally against juicing and fueled fire to the Mrs who was also there about the "dangers of juice".

I went to another doc yesterday, he gave me predizone, whole bunch of painkillers and said in a week if it doest come right, I would need x-rays and MRI scan done. @ Optron, thanks man, will ask doc about that on my next visit.

MA is on the money. That's a herniated disk and the trapped nerve is causing the pain down the arm and in the shoulder.
Been there a number of times and was misdiagnosed by every ass rag Doc and Chiro I went to.
It should clear up in about 2 weeks if it doesn't like the second one said an MRI is your next step.
Avoid Chiro's at this time because they ended up making mine Far worse

Thanks rhino. Goin into week 3 nw. But 1st week, few days after pain killers kicked in I felt okish and trained thrice that week....when pain killers were out that saturday night, Monday morn's pain was quite severe. Didn't train since then, will give it another week of rest and take from there.

Wayne, how's that problem of yours coming along?

i know of a sports chiro in randburg, a lot of competitors go to him to get stuff sorted out and he comes highly recommended. Not sure if i can put his info on here though? Admin?

Demolish wrote: i know of a sports chiro in randburg, a lot of competitors go to him to get stuff sorted out and he comes highly recommended. Not sure if i can put his info on here though? Admin?

I don't think he would want to be associated with a steroids forum. If he googled his name and an anabaolic steroids forum came up with his contact details, he would not be happy.

Hi Demolish, thanks man....I am in Durban anyway...

@Optron...doing much better hey! Still have not trained proper yet, did pick up some 5kg dumbells once or twice. The pain and numbness just pops up every now and again. Getting the wife to massage deep the knotted area between shoulder blades, is helping. I properly would have started training if it had not been for a little bad run....a pick pocket tried his luck with my wife, I went to clout him, he pulled back and ran, mis-hit and my thump took the brunt of it and sprained...lol, then thats just bout coming right, I landed up with bad gastric and ended up in hospital dehydrated..recovering there...hoping to start some light training this Monday. :silly:

Wayne, first of all have a +1 for sorting out the thieve!!!

Ag bud, you know, sometimes having some time off does more good than bad, especially with that nerve of yours. After 4 months of numbness and burning, mine released after I dropped the weights for some cardio and with the help of two rhizotomy procedures. After it released, I picked up the weights again and all was good and still is.

I surely hope you get that sorted. I remember that just turning while sleeping was a bitch with that trapped nerve.

All the best!

Wayne, how is that shoulder of yours coming along?

OPTRON wrote: Wayne, how is that shoulder of yours coming along?

Hey man, thanks for checking up! Doin much better, training 3 to 4 times a week, light weights. Acts up slightly every now and again, but think I just gotta train smart and light and I should be fine...age is catching up! Lol