Recently, my right shoulder has been acting up. For several months, it’s been an incredibly mild problem, but as of the past week, things have gotten a lot worse. I don’t seem to feel anything in my AC joint, but rather along the medial half of the clavicle. The bone seems to crack and pop when I elevate the scapula and when I rotate my humerus with my shoulder abducted to about ninety degrees. There isn’t really any pain, but what I do feel is very unsettling. Depressing the shoulder actually causes a little bit of pain, but it isn’t too bad.
I recently upped the frequency of my workouts (I do 5/3/1), so that may have something to do with this, although I have been kicking total ass at the gym lately. Other possible factors include using a computer mouse (I use my right hand), sleeping on my side, and playing guitar, although I haven’t been playing too much lately.
I’m perhaps not the most articulate (no pun intended–that would be horrible) person in the world, so please ask questions and get me to explain this further. I understand that an internet forum isn’t the same thing as a sports doctor, but hey, I’m unemployed. Hopefully this all sounds like a common problem that somebody can recognize.
Thanks in advance–if you can help make this go away, you’re my hero.