Whats a messed up rotator cuff feel like?

[Tarheel]

I was doing front delt raises (was on the second set) and I started to feel a certain type of pain in my delt. Not sure if it was soreness/workout pain or if I was messing up my rotator cuff so I went ahead and stopped.

It was right inline with my armpit but about an inch up (I've got a small frame). Pain stopped within 15 minutes. I think its just my delt but I didn't want to take a chance.

 

[DOM]

It's possible you tweaked your rotator, but in any case it doesn't sound serious. If you're worried about it, or if you're handling heavy weights on a regular basis for your workout, then add some rotator work to your routine once a week.

 

[RusPA81]

If you have pain when you lift your arm up from your side there is a good chance your some sort of damage. If the pain continues see a doctor. Its much easier to fix the problem early then later.

 

[spatts]

When you can press 80 pound db's for reps, but you can't lift a jug of milk out of the trunk of your car or hold a door open for someone with the back of your hand without pain.

 

[Thaibox]

There's a test you can do to see if it is your rotator. It involves a lateral motion into a vertical surface, but I forget exactly how its done. Anyone know this?

 

[RusPA81]

Thats what I was trying to describe in my first post. I believe there are two ways. One is to have someone push on your arm as you try to lift from the front and side. If you are very week and feel pain it indicates something is wrong. Another one i had done is to lift my arm up from the side with my thumb pointed to ground. If it hurts then that also indicates a problem. I believe those are the two tests I had done, but it has been awile so i am not sure as to the specifics.

 

[wildonsquats]

just do a relatively light rotator cuff exercise and if it hurts like someone is stabbing you in the shoulder then you know what the problem is =)

whenever i rest im always at the cable station using those stretchy bands, arms bent at the elbows (forearms parallel to the ground) pulling the band from my stomach and rotating outwards, you can also start from outwards and rotating to the outside to work the other side of the rotator cuff (not sure what tendon / muscle complex there is in there, but i know you should do both inward and outward rotation to work the rotator cuff completely). You can also increase resistance by lying sideways on a bench and using dbs.