Nothing can be more painful, when you are an athlete and because of shoulder injury you have to sit out or you have been advised not to play for the next four to five days. The pain as a result of injury might be so painful that you are restricted to your room. But at the same time the athletes become depressed as to how and when they will return back to the game fit and healthy.
Here Are the Simple Ways That Will Help Cure Shoulder Pain
In order to protect you from getting the injury as well as the pain much worse, here we have highlighted some tips that if followed will definitely relieve your pain to a greater extent:
Changing The Sleeping Position
In case you are facing shoulder pain in your right shoulder, so in such a situation make sure that you sleep on the opposite side that is on your left shoulder or at you back. If sleeping on your back causes pain or irritates the shoulder then try supporting your arm with the pillow.
Rest
When you know that it is an injury in the shoulder that is causing acute pain then it is a sign that your shoulder needs rest, rather some time for the injury to heal. Try quitting those activities that require extensive shoulder involvement such as swimming, throwing a baseball etc. Instead find an alternative to these like riding a stationary bike.
Warming Up
Before stepping into the field to play volleyball or baseball, try to warm up yourself by performing mild exercises. For instance, you can start this by a walk and then slowly and gradually building the stamina for a jog. Doing this, will help increase your heart rate and through your body temperature a synovial fluid is activated that helps in lubricating the joints thereby relieving the shoulder pain to a greater extent.
Building Up Your Endurance
Once your shoulder pain, gets time to become at ease then you can surely work on building up your endurance level. Start first by playing for a shorter period, in order to build up your strength and then slowly and gradually increase your time frame.
If you or any of your loved one is suffering from any shoulder pain or any other body pain, get a professional advice from Dr. Zaki Anwar by placing an appointment at (815) 464-7212). He is an expert anesthesiologist and certified Pain Management Specialist who has been practicing pain relief techniques for the past several years with effective results.