I crashed on my bike Sept. 20. It seemed like minor road rash and I was back on the bike in less than a week. About two weeks later, I started to get what felt like a muscle knot in my shoulder. A little pain but no biggie. I kept riding, and massaged it plus I go to a pro for a massage every three weeks as well.
After about three weeks, my shoulder was really painful and I decided to stop riding altogether. The pain did not subside and I finally went for an x-ray in december. Nothing unusual at all in the shoulder or neck area. That doc gave me a 6 day pack of methylprednisolone, Within 12 hours, I was feeling nearly perfect. After the 6 day pack, the pain slowly crept back in but it never got as bad as it was before the steroids.
I went to a shoulder specialist in February and he diagnosed bursitis of the shoulder. He told me to take anti inflammatories, ice, and start PT (which I was doing on my own as much as I could handle). A month later and only very minor improvement and that is with daily naproxen intake, which I normally poo-poo. Now I am going to a pain doc on Tuesday, thinking that I should push for a cortisone shot to bring the inflammation down. So I am at the 6 month mark or so for this and very frustrated. I was getting in hill climbing shape and that went quickly south for the year.
So, anyone deal with this? Any doc with recommendations or thoughts on cortisone? Thanks.
*edit: not a swimmer
After about three weeks, my shoulder was really painful and I decided to stop riding altogether. The pain did not subside and I finally went for an x-ray in december. Nothing unusual at all in the shoulder or neck area. That doc gave me a 6 day pack of methylprednisolone, Within 12 hours, I was feeling nearly perfect. After the 6 day pack, the pain slowly crept back in but it never got as bad as it was before the steroids.
I went to a shoulder specialist in February and he diagnosed bursitis of the shoulder. He told me to take anti inflammatories, ice, and start PT (which I was doing on my own as much as I could handle). A month later and only very minor improvement and that is with daily naproxen intake, which I normally poo-poo. Now I am going to a pain doc on Tuesday, thinking that I should push for a cortisone shot to bring the inflammation down. So I am at the 6 month mark or so for this and very frustrated. I was getting in hill climbing shape and that went quickly south for the year.
So, anyone deal with this? Any doc with recommendations or thoughts on cortisone? Thanks.
*edit: not a swimmer