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Right shoulder has been bothering me for the last month. No collision or bad fall just pain and soreness in the shoulder from repetitious paddling. After a week from when it first was bothering me I went to the doc who said it was probably a strain or something like that in my AC joint. Told me to rest it, ice it and take ibuprofin. Did that for a week and a half and it got a little better. when I got back in the water it got worse again. Not super painful when I surf but definitely sore, tender and bothersome afterwards. Still doing the ice and ibuprofen kinda bummed bc it hasnt gotten any better and surfing is the only exercise/ get a away from the bs I have. even when I sleep on my shoulder it's sore when i wake up. Wondering if anyone has dealt with this type of injury? If I keep surfing, ice and ibprofen will it go away? Or is it just gonna make it worse and cause further deterioration down the road (im only 25) in that shoulder if I don't take a month or 2 off?

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my brother just had shoulder surgery for that. hurt it a during a rescue and then a second time it got bad. he's out for about 3 months. if your's doesn't require surgery, Ice it and rest. i've being dealing with a shoulder injury mostly in the collar bone and neck. it's been about 2 months now and I'm just starting to feel semi ok. tried surfing twice and it set me back big time. need to stay out of the water and heal. sucks but got to do it.

Edited by stu dog (04/16/12 11:21 AM)

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