Question
--history;
6'4" 160# male in good-great health and strength. -sept 04 @ work a 750# box was on hand truck(held by right hand) it started slipping to the left and i extended my left arm out straight and cuaght unit as it fell to the left. immediate sharp pain (no noise) at top, outside corner of left shoulder in tendon area. burning pain on motion in a spot about the size of a dime.
-x-ray, sonogram, MRI all inconclusive. PT and excersizes 3x/week of manipulation, stim, electric induced patch of medicine and heat till april 05.
(no change in pain on motion)
-started developing frozen shoulder in march, cortozone shot-no effect. cocktail shot in june immediatly fixed frozen shoulder-no froze since. but pain still persists on motion.
--range of motion;
left elbow not elevated above halfway between waist and shoulder without severe, sharp pain on dime spot(tendon?)
no reaching behind me, no supporting wiegth on that arm, no extending arm out straight in any direction, about 60' rotated out to left, unlimited curls with bicep as long as elbow is firmly lodged at waist...
-very frustrated... no more hot rod wrenching...

what can be done? what is it? exploratory surgey offered but i dont like the idea of digging around for fun...
im in nor-cal. thanks!
mark
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Answer
Mark:

Thanks for writing!

I went to your website, very nice! My son in building a Nova.

The solution to your problem does not reguire drugs or surgery. It is a mechanical thing, like a bent frame on a car.

When you caught the weight with your left hand, there was enough sudden stress to damage the shoulder, that is true. But that would have healed, had that been the only damage.

The sudden weight load was transferred through your shoulder, into your back, down the back to your hips where it tore the back bone away from the hip bone. That is called the sacro iliac joint.

Since the sacro iliac joint is torn, it no longer supports the rest of the body evenly. And every time you walk or get in a car or sit or bend over, there is more stress thrown into the shoulder and it redamages the damage there. This is why it won't get well.

The solution is to see a good chiropractor who will check you for the sacro iliac damage and correct that. This will put the shoulder on an even foundation and give it a chance to heal. Nutritional supplements might be necessary at this late date.

Go to www.sorsi.com and/or www.icak-usa.com and see if you can find a chiropractor near you. I know there is one south of you in a larger city but I would have to look up the exact location. There are many good chiropractors in California.

Print this message and show it to the chiro, if you like, and see if they understand it and agree with it.

Let me know how it goes.

Dr. Rozeboom