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my shoulder hurts, i think its a pulled muscle?

I hurt my shoulder on saturday, I was playing football and was tackled on my left shoulder. i had nothing to brace myself with and i landed only on my shoulder with a 200 guy on my back to make it worse (no pads, backyard football).

my shoulder is hurting when i stretch and when i extend.

it is not bruised.

its not a sharp pain in one area

it feels like a pulled muscle and it only really hurts when extend or stretch it.

I play basketball on sunday so im wondering what i can do to make it feel better

ive been rotating it, iced it a few times, im taking ibeprofuen (however you spell it)

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    well i had a injury to my shoulder to not playing football my shoulder starting hurting and got worse as time past i finally went to doctor the pain was really bad when i try to lift my arm i could only lift it so high up and it was painfull if i keep my arm down and pulled toward my stomic it wasent to bad the doctor did a MRI and the results were a torn rotary cuff i did have to have surgery and im not going to lie it was painfull but after about 2 weeks it was good i can do anything now i had a very big tear and a year later i tore my other rotary cuff and had to get surgery on it to try keep from lifting anything heavy cause that will tear it more there wont be any bruiseing on your shoulder and if its a torn rotary cuff it wont get beter it will make your hole arm hurt and the pain can be extream if you dont get surgery it been 6 years now sence i tore my rotary cuff and had surgery and my shoulders are still great and my second surgry i had what the doctor call a nerve blocker right befor surgery and that was a big help i had little pain after surgery and was back to doing things like a week later but trust me a little bit of pain after surgery was worth it cause i was in pain everyday befor i got surgery done and be carefull if you have a tore rotary cuff in one arm you will probly tear the other like me i tore mine by lifting

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I really think you should see a doctor about this it could be serious if you cant breathe

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