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I have managed to sustain a shoulder ' scapula and rotator cuff injury', been advised not to pole for 4 weeks or do upper body exercises, this will send me crazy. My physio is really good but would just like to know if any one has any advise for speeding up this injury. 4 weeks without Pole is a very long time x
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Look at these pictures and then stay off the pole. If you do not let it heal properly you will be off pole for several months and possibly have to have a $20000 surgery. Which is worse?? https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_album/50feeca8-1b88-4d7a-bbc0-618a0ac37250
Wanna see my shoulder surgery pics too? I was always going to need surgery after I injured myself - but I kept trying to tell myself that I "just needed to rest it" hahaha. nope. 4 weeks is nothing. 2 months only able to use 1 hand while I waited for surgery, 3 months completely off everything while I recovered, followed by 2 more months 1 handed as I built up strength and flexibility again. A year went by between me being able to do a handspring in my sleep, to even attempting it again.
There is no way to speed up healing a muscle or tendon/ligament injury. Best thing is time. I suggest working on your lower body lines and strength for now. :)
Agreed a thousand fold - I had a rotator cuff injury and was told not to go back to Brazilian Ju Jitsu for 4 months. 3 months in, I just went to 'watch' - which of course no on can just do - I then re-did it and was out for much, much longer, and it really affected further training on pole and in martial arts. In order to fix it I had to do a lot of exercises, and build up a lot of extra muscle. 4 weeks of no pole is nothing compared to the alternative.
thanks all, I know I need to be patient and rest .......... and I will Pole again xx
Things come along in life...I am almost six months off pole because my Lyme returned. Just be sure u plan on getting back as soon as u can! :)
Robynpoledancer, What kind of surgery did you have? Did you have a rotator cuff tear? Firstpastthepost at your age, shoulder injuries are going to be easier to do and take much longer to repair. I am just about your age and have been told by my Dr he starts seeing lots of what he calls "over head" athletes in his office in their mid 40s and way more in their 50's. Those who do arms over head sports. According to him, you body just starts breaking down and some people just can not continue at the level they did when they were young. A real disappointment when you are healthy strong, and not ready to cut back on progress on the pole. :( In Jan I was diagnosed by him after X-rays to rest and go to therapy. I did not rest enough. The pain went some but never all the way. I went back in July and demanded an MRI a very costly procedure. It turns out I had calcium deposits on my bone under my cuff that were getting large and growing out into my tendons, very painful and by now a very tiny tear in my rotator cuff. To repair this is surgery and about a year off to recover and get strength back. At my age I don't know if I will do it, it is very painful surgery and a long recovery. Right now I am completely off the pole pretty much, the pain has went away with about 10 weeks rest I have lost lots of strength and have been battling weight gain with trying to replace pole with other physical exercise. Tendons do not heal themselves. You have to have surgery. In order to guard your shoulders you really should not ever jump into or use momentum into such difficult moves, and if you can not hold the moves properly you will run the risk of injury. I would advise anyone who is having pain during sleep in their shoulders and think they have a problem, demand an MRI from you doctor, you may be diagnosed properly earlier and not have went through what I did. My shoulders hurt during sleep more than during the day. MRI's are very expensive and usually they do X-rays first tell you to do therapy rest. Tears can not be seen by X-rays at least not mine, and sometimes calcium deposits are hard to see. I don't even know why they want X-rays if you have more than likely a muscle or tendon problem. I hope you rest, stay off the pole and don't over do it for your shoulders when you get back on.
I had a Labral tear (cartilage) from a partial dislocation. I now have a screw holding it all together. I also had a hugely inflamed Supraspinatus (RC) and Long Head of Biceps. As well as a Bone Bruise (one step off a fracture) that was never explained from the injury cause! My problem running up to surgery was that I kept telling myself that "it couldn't be that bad" and "it would get better with rest" (except I refused to take time off work, and even though I was working 1 handed, it wasn't really "rest"). Being strong meant that I still had a lot of movement range, and it stayed in socket 99% of the time. It was only when I was under anaesthetic that the muscle was able to relax enough to show the true damage!
