[Russ]

I’m not masking the injury, I’m masking the pain. I’ve had rotator cuff trouble for about 2 months and the only treatment is rest and ice. My GP said I could carry on in the gym, just protect my shoulders and stay away from any movements that focus on the shoulder muscles (so no shoulder press, no side raises, no upright rows etc) but anything that affects the shoulders in a secondary way (such as bench pressing) are ok as long as I take my time and don’t ramp up the weight so that’s been my plan ever since.

What I’m feeling now is the residual pain from the original injury. It’s been more of a niggle than a pain really which had restricted my workouts as the niggle worries me.

But since the CBD has taken the pain away I’m back to shoulder presses, side lifts etc. slightly lower weights but in time I’ll build it back up.

Re: your pain. I’m by no means an expert, I can only go on my own experiences. But if the pain feel centred around the boney part of the top/front of your shoulder then that’s your rotator cuff. The recovery and rehab is a bitch because to get to the rotator they have to move muscles etc out of the way. It’s a horrible operation and injury. Avoid at all costs.