Strength / Weight training with shoulder calcification

[paulmac272]

Hi, I currently have shoulder calcification in left shoulder and find training chest very painful and frustrating. Training all other muscle groups I don't have a problem, even training shoulders is OK. Does anyone know of any treatments or have any advise that would enable me to train chest with a little less pain in shoulder. Thanks.

[RK19]

maybe your form is a little off? are your wrists perfectly straight, as in not folded back towards you? back arched,squeeing the chest as you go up?

shoulders used to hurt while benching till i corrected it.

[swanso5]

what's a calcification exactly? and what restictions does it have for your movement?

[paulmac272]

Hi
This web site explains what shoulder calcification is.

http://www.treatment-for.com/shoulder-c ... atment.htm

Lateral movement is what I'm having most problems with.

[swanso5]

i'd read "shoulder savers" by eric cressey then email him about what to do

link didnlt tell me what it actually is but i'd suggest searching and doing the following:

soft tissue work for the rear dlet/upper back area with a tennis ball...type cresseyperformance foam rolling in youtube and a video should comne up with some of that in it

also maybe try the sleeper stretch (again pop in youtube) and see if that helps

[Packard]

Hi, I currently have shoulder calcification in left shoulder and find training chest very painful and frustrating. Training all other muscle groups I don't have a problem, even training shoulders is OK. Does anyone know of any treatments or have any advise that would enable me to train chest with a little less pain in shoulder. Thanks.

Have you been x-rayed for this? dad had bursitis and it caused similar pain. It is treatable with injections of anti-inflamatories directly into the joint. Relief occurs very quickly.