Grade 3 Separated Shoulder

[D.quere]

I am new to this forum and I am about to start training for my first marathon. My running history, I use to run completive in high school, 5k races, cross country, and distance in track and field. I started training about 3 weeks ago and i have noticed that whenever I have run over 4 or 5 miles I develop a pain in my in left shoulder blade to the point where i can’t even move my arm. It was never there before when i trained in high school. Has anyone ever experienced this? I usually just take some advil/ice it and it goes away.

Thanks
Chris

[lovbyts]

I am new to this forum and I am about to start training for my first marathon. My running history, I use to run completive in high school, 5k races, cross country, and distance in track and field. I started training about 3 weeks ago and i have noticed that whenever I have run over 4 or 5 miles I develop a pain in my in left shoulder blade to the point where i can’t even move my arm. It was never there before when i trained in high school. Has anyone ever experienced this? I usually just take some advil/ice it and it goes away.

Thanks
Chris

First you should start your own thread on this to get proper help.

Go see a doctor and get MRI done, sounds like a bone spur of some type or you have torn the rotator cuff some how. It can also be just a loose joint from the constant moving up/down from running if your muscles for your shoulder where not tone enough.,

[KD735]

As far as the pain near your scapula goes... could be one of several things. Scapulothroacic bursitis... pretty common; just inflammation and gets better with rest and NSAIDs. May just be muscle strain (you've got a lot of muscels back there; rhomboids, trap, muscles of the deep back as well as intercostals....likewise, rest and NSAIDs should lead to improvement. It may also be referred pain coming from your neck, or possible neuropathic pain. Gotta go see your Ortho doc, and he can guide you to a diagnosis and treatment. MRI won't likely show much in this area, and we rarely order one unless we become concerned that the pain is coming from the neck or other nerves in the region, to work up for possible entrapment issues. Hope this helps.