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Posted 11/10/2012 9:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hello,i play rugby for my school/club/county and i had P.E the other day,i scored! :D but i landed on my elbow and it pushed my left shoulder up! :/ I have played rugby since,but it makes tackling rucking running hard!

I have a big game on sunday,tomorrow! I need the pain to be mostly gone! Any suggestions? it would help ALOT!
Posted 11/10/2012 10:17 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Scottman, I can relate to sports injuries, I played American football for several years. Landing on my left shoulder in a game is what started my roller coaster of shoulder problems. Now 15 years later, almost to the month, I just found out that the humeral head is collapsing, most likely because of avascular necrosis.

Personally, I'd say you have 2 options. 1, hot-and-cold therapy; 20 minutes of ice, five minute break, ten minutes of heat, half hour break, and repeat, then ibuprofen as directed by the label. Might help, might not.

Option 2, probably your best long-term option, go see a doctor as soon as possible. You say it "lifted" your shoulder, almost sounds like you described a dislocation, or possibly a break in the collar bone. Either of which should have immediate medical attention, especially since a possible break that isn't set right can be a life threatening condition. I'd say, if you have an emergency room that can check you out with an X-ray, and make shure that you're safe to play, that is your best bet, they might also be able to prescribe something that would help with the pain, obviously you don't want any strong pain medications before a game, but there are some good options that you can't get at the store without a prescription.

Good luck with this, and good luck with your game.
Posted 11/10/2012 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
You rugby lot are tough, I'll give you that. If you are complaining about something, then it must hurt.

Considering that it's a similar injury that almost ended Drew Brees' career (it required major reconstructive surgery), you should probably see an orthopedist who specializes in sports medicine. You'll likely need a referral from your regular doc.

You sound young, and you need to know there is a major difference between playing through pain, and playing injured. X-ray or MRI, an MRI will show soft tissue problems as well as a bone, x-rays only show mostly bone, some soft tissues do show up on properly done x-rays. Find out if you are actually injured. Go to an ER and at least get some pictures taken of it. If there is damage, follow the doctor's advice if he tells you to sit out. He may write a prescription.

Otherwise, like Matt said, ice it down before the match, get ibuprofen (Motrin) on board about 1 hour before the game starts, and pay attention to what your body is telling you.

Pain vs injury. There is a difference. If you keep playing with an injury, you will just make it worse.
Posted 11/10/2012 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
THink the best advice, is you need to seek professional medical help, either get to see a doctor or go to the ER, depending on your options. You can do icing, or heat methods to get some relief, and take any number of OTC meds to ease some of the pain.

But to be sure, you need to see a doctor, you may need x-rays to make sure there are no hair-line fractures, etc.

Good luck,

david
Posted 11/10/2012 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there....You sound quite young as you mention P.E...So I really think you need to speak with your parents about this asap so you can get to a Dr. to have them look you over and see what they think.

No one here is a medical professional so we can't provide any type of advice on what to do besides going to see your Dr...

I hope everything works out well for you!
Posted 11/10/2012 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Scottman, sorry to hear about your fall. Since you are having pain, you really need to tell your parents and have them take you to ER ASAP. This needs to be checked before you play again just to make sure everything is ok.Trying to ignore it is not a good plan of action at all. Getting it checked out now could be the difference of being able to play now or in the future. As one of the members stated, none of us are drs here.

Good luck to you.......Susie
Posted 11/12/2012 4:34 AM (GMT 0)
I played women's rugby all thru college. For the last 2yrs I played 8 man. Such a huge stress reliever.

I can only echo what the others have said. You probably should get it looked out. If sports injuries aren't treated correctly, they can cause a lifetime of problems.
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