Wasting triceps & pectoral, loss of strength

[Chopps]

This is my first time posting, i seem to have the same problem that many of you have mentioned: my Left - Pectoral muscle as well as the left Triceps.

Today i went to the Physiotherapist, to my knowledge i thought it was a waste of money as she was touching my shoulder and neck totally not paying attention to the serious problem of the left pectoral as it clearly became much smaller then the right.

Her Diagnosis: Rotator Cuff ( that's right ) Pinched nerve ( as many of you mentionned ).

i am quite flexible and double jointed at the shoulders but my left shoulder makes a small click as my arm is rotated towards the top and it's believed that due to BAD POSTURE from either; sleepy badly, playing computer, stopping activities that use to b done. I'm glad to hear that others have seemed to recover some strenght.

6" 200 lbs previous bench 280 lbs
current bench a shameful 120 lbs (with difficulties)

i aswell have seem a major drop in left Triceps and i believe the nerve damage is linked.

Physio therapy suggested is working the rotator cuff
using adjustable cables start with a small weight at elbow height and pull from the exterior to the interior and place a towel between the elbow and torso make sure the movement should not move in the elbow but just to focus on the rotator cuff. I'll post back in a few days with results of workout and keep thread alive.

Also when in normal stance your shoulders should not be facing forward but more like pulled back which she explained is more natural and more room for the nerves if you find yourself having shoulders that are more infront that could b the start of your problem reply back thx.

There is hope

[wakaday]

I've made some more progress this month. Tricep extension strength is about equal and chest press is about 18% difference. That's a major improvement from January when both triceps & chest were around 50% difference. I still don't know what caused this? The rotator cuff pinched nerve is another possibility. I'm still waiting to see a neurologist , now mid May. I'm hoping to be almost recovered by then. My bench is up to 120Kg, big improvement on 60Kg back in December. I'm hoping this will be almost repaired and muscle mass recovered in say 3 months. Keep you posted.

[adride]

Has anyone had the problem worsen after the initial loss of strength/wasting?

about 6 months ago I lost strength in my left arm and had majour instability in the shoulder, i eventualy started seeing some improvements and started to become more active however about a month ago I was leaning on the arm and had a few awkward nights sleeping resulting in some pain within the shoulder and in the trap. On waking up my hand had gone numb and more strength especialy in my grip was lost.

Now the strangest part is that shortly after some physical work using my good right arm it felt a touch weak and the tip of my thumb went numb the night after I woke up up with a buring pain in the shoulder/trap again (but on the right) and now the whole thumb is numb aswell as the top of the forearm, and worse I cant even lift my arm above my head or hold it out infront of me.... and all in the space of 3 days or so.

Anyone had anything similar????