ah yes my hypermobile shoulders have now gotten the best of me. two days ago my shoulders were starting to hurt. later my head hurt as i was driving to work. i thought, here comes my migraine (in my shoulders) i dont know what i was thinking. anyways i would get bursts of pain shooting around my shoulders and also in my head. it was weird. i took medicine, i also put ice on my back. the next day in ballet i asked my teacher about the pain, she said it probably was from tense muscles in my neck/shoulder area. i sat out half the session putting icy-hot on my shoulders. i missed classes that day so i could go get a massage. the pain was that bad. though the massage felt good the pain still lasted through the night. i tried licorice tea as well as ice and heat packs. this morning i went to school, i was in pain. i thought i would miss my midterm because the pain hurt i couldn't think straight. i went to the health center at school and they said i would have to come back tomorrow. I had my therapy session and was still in pain. I decided to go to urgent care. now i have nausea as well. the UC doctor sent me to the ER just in case... i dont really know why. While at the ER the doctor did "excessive testing" as he put it. I had x-rays, a ct-scan of my lungs, and four viles of blood drawn. all to find out that it was impingement.
anyways this is a secondary condition to shoulder instability. yikes. now i definitely need physical therapy. im on it!
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did it get better after the physicsl therapy and how long did it take thank you
I found the best medicine for my secondary condition was ice applied. I couldnt afford the physical therapy for that long but the 3-4 weeks of it was helpful. I've done athletic rehab and dancing to help sustain my joints and shoulders. icing often as well as heat has helped the most. I hope that helps :)
How did dancing help the impingement?
Wouldn't that hurt your shoulder more?
How could dancing help with the impingement?
Sorry about the question--im not sure if i saw that on this blog or not because now i don't see anything about dancing? OPPS
but if it could help please let me know. thanks
yeah kevin. well my shoulder impingement is secondary to my hypermobility issues. the dancing is a bit like PT in that it helps to stabalize my shoulder muscles and prevents impingement. dancing meaning ballet or jazz exercises. Im sure pilates would work just as well.
Courtney, I have EDS type 3 as well as SEVERE shoulder impingements on both shoulders. It has taken away my teaching and music career away. I can totally relate to you! Zebra Hugs!
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