Hi everyone, I'm new here and was looking for opinions from some educated/well-informed people on the matter.
I am 19 yrs old, 5"7 and have been lifting for ~12 months. I recently incurred a right shoulder injury where it became progressively worse over the period of 3-4 weeks and has showed no signs of healing in the past 2 months even with no strenuous activity and using shoulder strengthening exercises.
I got an x-ray/US and the results came back saying I had a small muscle tear and also a muscle impingement in two different areas of the shoulder. Note this is not a rotator cuff injury like most people appear to have. The way it was written makes it seem like they aren't anything major but I haven't noticed any signs of it healing now and it's been about 3-4 months.
I was told a Cortizone shot is the next option to look at. What is the best way about getting a cortizone shot? Do you just get it prescribed from a GP? I was also wondering if certain type/s of anabolic steroids would heal a muscle injury (I've been told they will?)
I was contemplating doing my first cycle within the next 6-12 months and was wondering if it would have any affect, be that negative or positive, on my shoulder if I started a cycle earlier than initially anticipated.
Sorry for the naivety of this post but I've become quite frustrated at the fact I've now had nearly 4 months off training upper body.
Any tips, ideas, suggestions, information etc is more than welcome. Thanks!
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