Deltoid injury?

[Catrin]

If I had a torn rotator cuff, I wouldn't attempt push-ups. I would, however, do exercises that worked the area doing something that has less inherent risk of injury. My reaction to your first post was exactly the same as Crankin's.

Maybe it's time to learn to exercise in a new way? Something a little more deliberate and controlled? Then you could approach the types of exercises you are doing now with an increased understanding of your own kinesiology. An injury every few years, fine. Several per year? Not so much.

Thankfully no torn rotator cuff, just tendinitis in my pec minor (Pec Minor Syndrome) and the cuff appears to be fine He thinks the underlying cause of the tendinitis is actually the underlying cause of my dysfunctional shoulder and THAT is progress as this is the first time we've had an idea what that cause might be.

I won't be doing pushups or pressing/overhead activities until the inflammation goes away - and then I will revisit that decision. It was just SO painful last night that it really got my attention and I thought it was my rotator cuff. This year I've tried to be much better in focusing on not doing what hurts - and trying to keep my ego out of it. I've only recently added pushups back in, and obviously that was a mistake. Apparently I also need to stop sleeping on my side.

SO thankful that this doesn't appear to be on the same scale as the injuries from 2010-2011. This IS my first new injury since the whiplash injury in late 2011, which still isn't right... The PT this last winter was due to a long-term dysfunctional shoulder, not a new injury. They just keep on giving :\