Sharp shoulder pain from dumbbell rows. What might it be?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at
5:09 pm
Yesterday, after doing 4 sets of dumbbell rows at a higher weight than usual, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder that has persisted throughout today. There is no swelling, and there is no pain when my shoulder is not moving, but definitely is when I move it around. Any ideas what might have happened?
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Could be a few things. If it is from stressing the muscle in a new way, which is the point of weight lifting, it could just be muscle soreness (or DOMS-delayed onset muscle soreness). However, I’m going to assume you know the difference. If it is in the front of the shoulder it could be increased stress/strain and perhaps tendinitis of the long head of the biceps. Deltoid strains are quite rare. Additionally if it is the back of the shoulder, you may have overworked your rotator cuff muscles causing some tendinitis or impingement. Give it some time to subside, move it gently and take some over the counter anti-inflammatories (ibuprofen, naproxen sodium) as directed on the bottle. I wouldn’t use heat as it increases inflammation and you will want to do the opposite of that. Therefore, ice, which decreases inflammation, would be best. Use a gel pack over the shoulder for 15-20 mins a few times a day. If it continues beyond 3-5 days you should see an orthopedic doctor and likely a physical therapist. Good luck.
pain.you over worked the muscle group. give it three days and if it doesn’t go away go to the doctor
Possible strain of your deltoids or rotator cuff. Worse, it could be a muscle tear, a slight one if you don’t have any swelling. The tear will mend itself, the strain will too. Hot packs might help with the pain, aspirin or Ibuprofen too. Just don’t exercise that area until the pain is gone or you’ll do more damage, I had rotator cuff surgery, it’s not fun, so don’t be a hero, let your body heal.
First guess is its your rotator cuff. If so, thats a six month heal. sorry. Yes I lift.