Progress…

After two weeks of at home, not doing so much as a single push up, I had my first class back the day before yesterday. My shoulder still felt sore, but not anywhere near the level it was before my time off. I took the class pretty easy but still ended up with significantly more pain the following day. I am going a little nuts not being able to train as hard as I would like. Furthermore, I have not been able to get a strength training workout in at the regular gym in three weeks. I feel like I am stagnating because of this injury. As I said before I had hoped it was just some bursitis but it has been a problem now for long enough that I doubt that is the case. It is more likely a sprain of the Acromioclavicular joint. Hopefully it is just a type one sprain with no actual tearing of the ligaments, but it could be a type two. It is hard to say. Whatever it is, I just want it to heal so I can get back to work. My plan was to come back from this break and train all out for the tournament at the beginning of October. So much for that. I have high hopes though. I went and picked up a fresh supply of Bromelain today. As detailed in my joint care supplements post, Bromelain acts as an anti-inflammatory and helps to speed healing. Considering how long it has been since the worst of the pain I should be ready to turn a corner on it any day. As of now my range of motion is pretty close to normal but I feel some weakness and when ever I push it I feel like I take a few steps backwards. I probably just need to be patient with it for a few more days, but you would be amazed how difficult that can be. A few days can feel like forever.

~ by blairturton on September 5, 2008.