Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Shoulder

ss62788
ss62788
Posts: 9
Joined: 2006/12/03
United States
2007/04/26, 04:59 PM
Is it possibe to strain or tear the ant delt? if so how long should it take to heal???
jaytori129
jaytori129
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Joined: 2006/11/14
United States
2007/04/26, 10:10 PM
yes it is and depending if it is a strain or a tear and severity or each depends on healing time
k-ok
k-ok
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Joined: 2007/02/24
United States
2007/04/28, 11:27 AM
If there wasn't any bruising, you probably only strained. Give it a couple weeks and work back into your routine slowly. If you stained or tore (partial) in the muscle belly, recovery is relatively fast. However, if it is where the muscle inserts into the bone (tendon), it will take a bit longer.
big_j_scf
big_j_scf
Posts: 308
Joined: 2003/11/08
United States
2007/04/30, 01:13 PM
BE CAREFUL WITH SHOULDERS!!! I had a shoulder injury sideline me for over a year because I tried to work through it...