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distal clavicle osteolysis
Everyone with this, please read this article that I attached. This article is a review of all the research on this topic and is very interesting for anyone suffering from this condition as I have over the last 10 years. One thing I find most interesting is that they suggest that working through the pain will cause the clavicle to wear away enough that it stops rubbing, a self surgery and cure, which is very interesting and I would love to hear of anyone who has actually done that. I myself have avoided the surgery by stopping bench/incline/decline press and dips. Sorry its in txt format, the pdf was too large.
- 08-24-2010, 08:30 AM #2
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Can you paste the article into a post or series of posts?
While I have not read the article, I would caution that wearing away the only joint that technically keeps the humerus attached to the axial skeleton may present additional problems down the road potentially. I'd enjoy giving it a read as this is a fascinating subject to me.Big Jim, may you rest well and know that you will NEVER be forgotten my friend.- Join Date: Feb 2009
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This is one of the things I have doing on with my shoulder right now. I'm now discouraged from doing any overhead exercises since I also have an impingement that will continue to damage my RC and Labrum.
From what I've been told, if something hurts badly, stop doing it! The surgery I'm facing should fix it up and the scar tissue that forms at the AC joint repair serves as a cushion.
BG"If a man speaks in a forest, and no woman is around to hear him, is he still wrong?" -- Iron Charles -
02-20-2011, 05:41 AM #10
Surgery is better to return to proffesional weightlifting?
Hey guys,
this article is pretty good. i read it all. what i understood is that the distal resection surgery is better for those professional bodybuilders that want to return to heavy weightlifting and bodybuilding. true?
I have had an AC separation for 7 months now and the pain has decreases but i still feel weird in the shoulder as i feel bones crushing each other and moving around. Any advice on whether to get the surgery or not to return to normal bench presses and weight lifting? I am currently benching 120 kgs with a type 2 separation with a spot. But i do get pain every once in a while. Any advice? -
02-20-2011, 07:31 AM #11
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I had the subacromial approach done to my shoulder back in July of 2010, the doc's description was as follows.
Surgeons description: The arthoscope was introduced after the joint was insufflated with 30ccs of saline in subacromial bursa space and insufflated with 20 ccs of .25 percent Marcaine with Epinephrine. The interarticular surfaces were visualized and biceps tendon was intact as was the labial anchor. Anterior and inferior labial showed a large flap tear that was sheared of the entire 50% inferior aspect of the glenoid and anterior aspect that was still attached at the inferior rim and the anterior inferior rim. It was creating a large flap and this was debrided as was the torn labrum. The humeral surface also had a large area of osteoarthritis with grade IV chondromalacia and extensive chondromalacia was noted throughout the glenoid. Once the chondroplasty was performed, and unstable articular cartilage debrided back. the cartilage and fragments were removed from the joint. There was a small partial thickness tear of the humeral surface of the supraspinatus. This was debrided with a shaver. The biceps tendon was stable and examined. There was no significant tendonosis. Subscapularis was intact. There was some intra-articular synovitis. There was some bursitis encountered and this was debided and a standard decompression was then affected with the arthowand, 4.5 shaver and the 4.5 burr. The distal clavicle was preserved by coplaning and the extensive bursectomy was performed. The bursal surface of the cuff was healthy and no sign of a complete tear was identified. The wound was then injected with 20 ccs of Neuropen and sterile dressing applied.
After spending 6 weeks getting motion back this exercise has done wonders! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY0TMsw7W74
This one has helped also!
http://ronjones.org/Coach&Train/Body...ScareCrow.html -
02-20-2011, 01:14 PM #12