Shoulder clicking

[hgnarroway]

Hey madiyaan,

Just writing to express my frustration as well.

I believe I have an almost identical problem with my shoulder.

I'm 21. When I was 14 I fell into a river on an outstretched arm. I did not rest/rehab my shoulder in any way at the time, ignoring it thinking it would recover. In hindsight, my symptoms match a bad grade 1 separation as the AC joint is slightly deformed but still attached.

I have done lots of weights training over the years. I too had MRI/MRA and they found supraspinatus/infraspinatus tendinosis but don't believe this is the underlying problem. My AC joint looks like yours, hence the doctors have ignored it.

I won't go into further details as it is a rehash of your symptoms but like you I am STUCK on how to resolve this (and the loud clicking!). No one has an answer. Let me know if and when you have one.

Thanks

[jjaayy]

I have a similar problem too. The clicking started 18 months ago and i do Karate, so while training this can be quite painful. I also recently had a car crash which has made the shoulder injury a lot worse, when i went to the doctor 6-8monts ago, they turned around and said i was just round shoulders and gave me stretches that did nothing. i went back again three months later to see a different doctor and he said that it's to do with the muscles and that I over use the muscles and that i would need to get a personal trainer and just build up the muscles and the pain will go away as the muscles will get stronger and then he also suggested that i give up karate for around three-six months and the pain will go away, however i'm closed to my blackbelt and i didn't want to do this. I started training myself with light weights, as i cannot afford a personal trainer and it started to improve very slightly, and then someone crashed into the back of my car and it has made the injury worse and i had to take around two months out from karate as it was that painful.I am recieving physio for it now but it does not seem to be helping the shoulders much! I believe i am being refered to an otherpedic surgeon aswell just to check that the joint is not damaged or out of place.

[billy9000]

Since no one gave any feedback on this issue, I will. I'm just an athlete, not a doctor.

Painless shoulder clicking is often a sign of slight muscular imbalance or joint instability. I, and many people I have spoken with, have had success beating the clicks by strengthening the muscles that keep the shoulder pressed into the glenoid. Here is what I did:

1) Reduce weight and focus on strict, slow form. If your joints are complaining, it's often a sign that you're using too much weight.

2) perform prehab "injury prevention" exercises that strengthen the rotator cuff. Internal and external shoulder rotation with VERY LIGHT WEIGHT. I hear that "Cuban press" and push-ups w/plus (scapular retraction) work wonders also. Watch and learn: Shoulder Stabilizing Exercises - Reduce Injuries with innies and outies - YouTube

3) Listen to your body and be smart about your routine. Dumbell flies, reverse flies, pec dec.. these exercises may not be for you.

4) Spend several hours reading everything you can about shoulder function and prehab techniques. Read the rotator cuff horror stories too. It will motivate you to take care of your shoulders!

And, on a final note, it is my opinion that doing pull-ups and push ups every day is a bad idea. The shoulders already get hit with nearly every workout. When do you expect to recover? I understand the whole "greasing the groove" theory, but I don't think it's a good idea if you're already worried about your shoulder!!!