ROTATOR CUFF PROBLEM'S

[beano]

I hav ripped my rotator cuff again throwing some cricket ball's for training
Does anyone know of any good exercise's to help my recovery along
Training was going ok,then this happen's.It must be my age catching up with me.I want to get back to fittness to be able to throw in the 1st british league on the 5th of may.
Any advice would be good.I hav rested it for 2 week's and went throwing again yesterday and the problem is still there.I am throw low 60's at the mo,but the shoulder feel's like it's falling off now.
And even when i am throwing i'm not putting more then 75% effort in and it still goes sore.

I know i'm not to old yet,so help me please ;D ;D

cheer's beano

[lee]

have you had a scan on it , ive had 5 operations on mine still not right i found that a body blade has helped me loads get one for doing it at home and to warm up before throwing as well it works well but you need to see some one to see wether you have torn it or not , but the body blade you can go through the throwing motion and build it up through the ranges of throwing , if you are down jav fest i will bring it down lee

[lifebeginsat40]

lee said:

have you had a scan on it , ive had 5 operations on mine still not right i found that a body blade has helped me loads get one for doing it at home and to warm up before throwing as well it works well but you need to see some one to see wether you have torn it or not , but the body blade you can go through the throwing motion and build it up through the ranges of throwing , if you are down jav fest i will bring it down lee

I got 2 of them there body blades, one unopened, free to anyone who wants it them?

[wez]

I've got a little beauty thats easy too do in any gym and has worked great for me over the years that i call 'crossed arm flies' Lie flat backed on a bench and hold a plate flat in each hand with the middle two fingers through the hole. Keep the elbow bent at 90 degrees and cross one hand over the other so your are holding both discs about 5cm above your chest with the palms facing down. Now in a circular motion rotate the plates outwards pivoting from your elbows (keep the elbows suspended out by your sides and don't let them move during the exercise) when the arms have rotated outwards in a sort of bent arm fly position you will feel the stretch across your chest just return to the start position. make sure you always keep the elbow bent at 90degrees and the hands flat in the same position so they are plam down when crossed and palm up when extended and do not rest the weight either on your chest or the floor.

I would recommend that you choose a nice small plate like 2.5kg to begin with or even 1.25kg if that is too painful and do 3 sets of 10-20 reps.

Then i expect you to get your arse over to BAL1 so you can lose your bet gracefully and buy me a couple of nice cold pints.

[beano]

Thank's lee,but can't get the time off with the post office for sat for the jav fest.If you are throwing then good luck bud,let's see another 72m

Thank's wez i will give that a try ;D.did hav a few small comp's to do before the 5th,but will try your exercise and see how i get on.And not throw till the 5th.I will not be beat with out a fight,injured or not.

Good to see that mr slinger is giving it ago again this year,2 postie's in the top 20.I love it.

If this exercise work's wez i will owe you more then a couple of beer's ;D ;D ;D

cheer's beano

[slinger]

top 20?

67/68 will get you top 10 no doubt for the men, but it would be nice to see 10 over 70 this time around.......

i think my highest ranking is 8th or 9th.....mmmmmm unsure tbh! unusual that!!!!!

it would be nice on one or two occasions to beat a few of the higher ranked athletes, always a pleasure doing that

but if i can rank higher than my best ever, well that would make it all worth while ;D

see you at the intercounties beano, wez?

[wez]

You won't see me at the intercounties due to the fact that i no longer actually live in any of them! If my master plan works out and nothing falls off during the season (for once) then you WILL see me at the AAA's this year or any BAL premier match you fancy popping along to.

I've definately seen you in 9th before Slinger and that was of course when we had Mick and Steve driving the train so it should be easier to get into the front carriage this time around.

[wizardcoach]

That is real bad luck beano, at least 2/3 full weeks rest, get some ultra sound, try a short course of comfry tablets (supposed to help with torn muscle !), not forgetting the ice and some anti inflammatory. Then try some rehabilitation exercises, this way you stand a better chance of doing the BAL and surviving the season!

Gez had this problem, and the physio did a lot of work on his neck and especially his trapezius, which I continued to do between physio treatments, this helped a lot.

Expert diagnosis is a must especially for the older athlete, because there are 3/4 other conditions which cause similar symptoms, anyhow we hope to see you fit for the 1st BAL match

[slinger]

wez said:

You won't see me at the intercounties due to the fact that i no longer actually live in any of them! If my master plan works out and nothing falls off during the season (for once) then you WILL see me at the AAA's this year or any BAL premier match you fancy popping along to.

I've definately seen you in 9th before Slinger and that was of course when we had Mick and Steve driving the train so it should be easier to get into the front carriage this time around.

hahaha! when you are 9th or so, you tend not to remember your ranking! ;D

i like beano [same job you see!] won't be doing any saturdays, or atleast beano has the ones he wants already booked off, but because mof my short notice to compete, i won't be doing any of the BAL's this season at least

[beano]

Sorry mr slinger i was talking about me in the top 20.I think my best ranking was 13th in 2003.

Thank's for all the tip's and advice.The hardest bit is not picking up a jav when the shoulder get's a little better,and just to rest it.

I'm sure you can get some unpaid leave for a couple of you comp's slinger,i know i did ok along with 2 or 3 booked holiday's.The post office are making a little more effort at the mo to help sportsmen with their comp's.

You're throw high 60's poss 70m on sat and that'll be it you will hav the bit between your teeth again.

[Administrator]

slinger said:

wez said:

You won't see me at the intercounties due to the fact that i no longer actually live in any of them! If my master plan works out and nothing falls off during the season (for once) then you WILL see me at the AAA's this year or any BAL premier match you fancy popping along to.

I've definately seen you in 9th before Slinger and that was of course when we had Mick and Steve driving the train so it should be easier to get into the front carriage this time around.

hahaha! when you are 9th or so, you tend not to remember your ranking! ;D

i like beano [same job you see!] won't be doing any saturdays, or atleast beano has the ones he wants already booked off, but because mof my short notice to compete, i won't be doing any of the BAL's this season at least

Slinger - think the Bedford International is on a Sunday again this year - about June 10th if I remember correctly.

Beano - when you start to recover and feel more comfartable at your shoulder I have some good cable exercises you can do which help to protect the rotator cuff - I posted some pictures on the forum of them somewhere and will have a look for them now. They all involve the elbow being locked at 90 degrees then there are pivoting and rotational movements at the shoulder. I'll see what I can find!

[sam]

hows that shoulder beano?