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went into physio today for therapy after a motorbike accident...
was told i have a rotator cuff injury on top of the original injury...
i know many fighters have had this sort of thing, any ideas on the best way to heal from this ?

banjaxd wrote:went into physio today for therapy after a motorbike accident...
was told i have a rotator cuff injury on top of the original injury...
i knoiw many fighters have had this sort of thing, any ideas on the best way to heal from this ?

All I know is that Buddy McGirt was never the same fighter after injuring his... it completely robbed him of his left hook.

Good luck with the physio on it - I am sure there will be some one here who have experienced it and can give you good advice.

if you are an active sportsman then the only resonable route is surgical repair, a non active sportsman can cope with everyday life without repair. its as simple as that.

well i like to weight train and do some exercise

my movement is pretty restricted at the moment and the achy feeling is bad after a sleep...i have had a lot of problems with my right arm over the last 3 years for a variety of reasons...

Feel for you on this one fella as I've just recovered from this myself (touch wood!).
Although I respect Rhino's knowledge, he's not strictly accurate in that it depends on the severity of the injury. If it's reallly bad then surgery is required, but in my case, for example, I damaged it weight training and ended up not being able to lift anything above my head or even do dips, bench press etc. However, I had two months of physio and now I'm back to regular training.
Whatever you do, don't just leave it in the hope it will heal itself though, get some decent physio even if it costs, otherwise you could be left with a recurring problem.

Rhino is spot on, if the tear is bad get it sorted quick. See what a private specialist says. It's worth paying for it.

I do weight training and it's the one injury we fear because it can limit a shoulder's movement and the load it can take after the injury has cleared up.

Also, after the op make sure you don't rush recovery and try and get both NHS and private physio (suggest you alternate them if NHS only offer once a fortnight for you) because a couple of my mates didn't and their shoulder still plays up.

If you're in the Bristol area I know a decent physio I can put you in touch with.

used to live in bristol years ago, back in south wales now...

i am seeing the nhs phsyio atm...i suffered a fractured right humerous 10 weeks ago and its only now they are diagnosing the rotator cuff injury ....

hydrotherapy is a possibility...

banjaxd wrote:used to live in bristol years ago, back in south wales now...

i am seeing the nhs phsyio atm...i suffered a fractured right humerous 10 weeks ago and its only now they are diagnosing the rotator cuff injury ....

hydrotherapy is a possibility...

That's a shame. If you come up short on a decent physio in the area, let me know and I'll give you his number. He's treated a couple of England rugby players so he's not pony.