Torn shoulder and upper arm muscles

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Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Jul 14, 2018

• #1

Currently suffering from the above. No real idea how i did it. Dosed up on painkillers to little effect. Any suggestions of ways to speed up the healing process and how to relieve the pain so i can get on with stuff?

Currently struggling/am unable to even operate tractor spool levers etc!

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Jul 14, 2018

• #2

Drillman said:

Currently suffering from the above. No real idea how i did it. Dosed up on painkillers to little effect. Any suggestions of ways to speed up the healing process and how to relieve the pain so i can get on with stuff?

Currently struggling/am unable to even operate tractor spool levers etc!

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Recuperation , it's all you can do .

 

Farfrae

Member

Location

Pontargothi, Carmarthenshire

• Jul 14, 2018

• #3

Not what you probably want to hear but a combination of resting the affected muscles and take some Diclofenac (prescription only now I believe).

 

Cowcalf

Member

Location

North of Scotland

• Jul 14, 2018

• #4

drink , drugs and wild sex !

 

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40 series

Member

• Jul 14, 2018

• #5

Rest never a good time for it

 

milkloss

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

East Sussex

• Jul 14, 2018

• #6

Is the muscle over the top of the shoulder? If so try not to repetitively use the particular movement that hurts....... easier said than done!

Also hold the bottom of a stick vertically with the good arm, grip higher up with the bad arm and relax it. Use the good arm to move the stick in circular motions to excercise the damaged shoulder without further damaging it. The bad shoulder must be relaxed as the good arm does the work. Aids healing and mobility.

 

Sharpy

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Ardrossan Ayrshire

• Jul 14, 2018

• #7

I tore my rotator cuff 15 years ago. I manned up and got on with it. HUGE mistake.
After a month I got it looked at, had left it too long, still weak to this day. I also damaged the other shoulder abusing it to do my work
Go see a pysio, pay for one to get started soonest, to reduce the long term damage.

 

A1an

Member

• Jul 14, 2018

• #8

Rest and physio.

Physios are highly under rated.

 

Dry Rot

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Scottish Highlands

• Jul 15, 2018

• #9

I sympathise with you. Did the same about a month ago. Still feel a bit off walking down the field. Pain killers were useless and I took to my bed for a couple of days.

Sorry, not what you wanted to hear. But they're right. You need to rest. Pain is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

 

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Jul 15, 2018

• #10

Had physio on it twice now but made the mistake of keeping going

 

M-J-G

Member

Location

Sunny Scotland (But I wasn't born here)

• Aug 5, 2018

• #11

Sharpy said:

I tore my rotator cuff 15 years ago. I manned up and got on with it. HUGE mistake.
After a month I got it looked at, had left it too long, still weak to this day. I also damaged the other shoulder abusing it to do my work
Go see a pysio, pay for one to get started soonest, to reduce the long term damage.

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I've torn both of mine, rest is the only cure, cutting out the tasks/actions that caused them is the only prevention.

 

M

mo!

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

York

• Aug 5, 2018

• #12

Did mine a fortnight ago when I got knocked over trying to load an uncooperative half blind bullock. The black eye has gone but I still can't sleep on my right side.

Rest, anti-inflamatories, see if the doc will give you some proper strength ibuprofen gel and get to a physio.

 

roscoe erf

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Wales UK Famous for rain and sheep

• Aug 5, 2018

• #13

Drillman said:

Currently suffering from the above. No real idea how i did it. Dosed up on painkillers to little effect. Any suggestions of ways to speed up the healing process and how to relieve the pain so i can get on with stuff?

Currently struggling/am unable to even operate tractor spool levers etc!

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driving that ford common problem i've been told

 

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Aug 5, 2018

• #14

roscoe erf said:

driving that ford common problem i've been told

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Actually the physio said it was as a result of having my arm at an unnatural angle for extended periods of time when i was younger. when i told him i was a farmer he then laughed and said so you had a landrover then........

 

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Aug 5, 2018

• #15

Update. Doctor gave me some stronger happy pills and physio to do. Arm isn't perfect but at least it works. That will do me.