NothinButChing
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popping is not normal
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Shoulder "Pops"
- Thread starter Conect11
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Did it involve sandwich insertion?
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You could be: A) Double jointed (doubtful but a possibility)
B) Wearing out the cartilage around the articular surface of your shoulder joint (very probable)
C) You've already done B and you've developed some osteoarthritis and damaging nerves via the lipping that has been created by the arthritis, possibly a bone spur, etc.
I'm not a doctor but I have above average anatomy knowledge thanks to my anthropology background, but it sounds to me like you are dislocating it, and the more you dislocate a joint the easier it becomes to keep doing it. Like VictorB said,
GO SEE A DOCTOR
B) Wearing out the cartilage around the articular surface of your shoulder joint (very probable)
C) You've already done B and you've developed some osteoarthritis and damaging nerves via the lipping that has been created by the arthritis, possibly a bone spur, etc.
I'm not a doctor but I have above average anatomy knowledge thanks to my anthropology background, but it sounds to me like you are dislocating it, and the more you dislocate a joint the easier it becomes to keep doing it. Like VictorB said,
GO SEE A DOCTOR
Conect11
Par Member
Hmmm, hadn't thought of that. I'm throwing in the 175g range on average. Didn't think that was especially heavy, since the lightest I've seen yet is the 150 class.
Conect11
Par Member
seems like a way of life with that shoulder
Conect11
Par Member
called the doctor yesterday. Wouldn't you know it, he's on vacation until next week and then his entire week is booked solid. I have to call back the week after to see if anything has opened up. The irony, of course, is that my doctor will look at it, say "wow, we better get that checked out." and send me to an orthopedic specialist, which will take another two - four weeks to see. Lol
Conect11
Par Member
Definitely not A. I think B sounds reasonable. Hoping not C. Doctor is on Vacation, have to call back in two weeks to get an appointment. Blech.
Good move.
I developed shoulder pain in a tournament but was doing very well, so played through it.
Afterwards my shoulder had a popping/locking up sensation, though not a great deal of pain. I tried everything but the orthopedist. Family doctor. Chiropractor. Rest. Therapist. Ignoring it. It got to where I couldn't finish tournaments....then to where I couldn't play consecutive days...then couldn't finish a round....then only a couple of throws, and I'd be done.
Two years of this, had an orthopedist surgically repair my torn labrum. Another lost year while recovering.
Find out what it really is now. If it's minor, you'll know how to take care of it. If it's major, you'll save yourself a lot of grief.
Then thank VictorB for being the first to prompt you to see a doctor.
Conect11
Par Member
ok, I managed to get an appointment for tomorrow with my orthopedic specialist. He should be able to get to the bottom of this. Thanks for all the advice, will update everyone on how things go, good Lord willing.
Conect11
Par Member
Ok, went to see the Orthopedic Doctor today. Everything in my shoulder checks out, no tears, seperations, etc. The only possibility he saw was possibly the bicep muscle is slipping out of a groove near where it attaches to the bone, which isn't serious and might be a result of how I'm throwing. Thanks for the advice, have toned down my throwing force to about 85% and am concentrating on control; this has already paid dividends in distance for me, and my shoulder had no problems last night. (in my last game.)
