Motorcycle accident - deltoid tear

**QuadPower** · 08-10-2009, 08:52 AM

I got into a motorcycle accident a couple of months back. It involved a lowside while coming into a turn! Wasn't hurt too bad, but have a right deltoid tear (with possible injury to the rotator cuff, my shitty insurance won't cover MRI, so no way of knowing).

My training was progressing well until that point, and I was getting ready for my next cycle which was due to begin about August-September. Now it's all f**ked. I'm currently in physical therapy, and went from lifting heavy in the gym to working with elastic bands in the therapy center :-(

I have taken two months straight off from the gym. Seems like my arm is back about 70%. I've recently also started working legs again (couldn't earlier since I couldn't hold on to the bar on my back).

My question is how do I get back, which lifts do I start with, which lifts do I avoid for some time, etc. The physical therapist though nice, doesn't seem to know much about which lifts I should perform in the gym. I thought maybe someone here would have more suggestions. Also, how long does a rotator cuff tear take to heal? Will it ever heal or am I just f**ked?

**redz** · 08-10-2009, 10:22 AM

It depends on how bad the tear is, really the only way to know for sure would be getting an mri. It may require surgery to be properly repaired.

**xXthehulkXx** · 08-10-2009, 05:49 PM

hey bro. i had a motorcycle accident in feb. and also hurt my delt (left). i didn't think much of it and rehabed it for awhile. long story short i had rotator cuff surgery about 3 weeks ago. it was torn almost completely. don't be cheap about your health, sorry to put it that way, but pay out of pocket and save yourself the trouble like i did. if i would have gone earlier i would probably be back at the gym and work, instead of staying home not doing much. seriously dude, go get it checked out. just my .02.

**QuadPower** · 08-11-2009, 08:00 PM

It does seem to be getting better though. I would say it's maybe 70% better now after 2 months. Is that any indication that it may not be a rotator cuff tear? I know I should get an MRI, and I'm trying hard to get my insurance to approve it, but just wondering what I can do in the meantime.

Anyway thanks for the inputs, I'll post back if/when I get an MRI done.

**xXthehulkXx** · 08-14-2009, 09:01 PM

dude, i went from feb to june without mri because i was feeling better. it was still a torn rotator cuff. i think other muscles try to compensate and that's why it feels it's getting better. i was still benching 315 with a torn rotator cuff. just because you feel better is not a good sign.