Rotator Cuff Injury from Fifth Wheel release

I get that injury all the time. Not from pulling fifth wheel though. I’m pretty tall and always had slouch forward shoulders. I have crappy range of motion in shoulders. Do you have similar issues or was your shoulders range of motion and posture good? Any little awkward pulling movement like that for me creates same problem as you and doesn’t go away for a couple days. I seem to be pinching a nerve that radiates through the front deltoid all the way to the rear deltoid Best thing to do is stay off that shoulder for a few days. Shifting should be fine And if prob still there, go to doctor if you want.

 

I go to massage now once a month and have them get into my shoulders and move them around. Works incredible. If you have down time next few days. Stop in one of those places and tell them to concentrate on that shoulder for an hour. You will be good to go. Check online reviews and find a good place. Not a chain massage company like hand and stone. Those places are horrible

 

Report the injury to your company at minimum. Take it from someone who has suffered a lifetime of shoulder problems.. Get to any Dr so that they can refer you for a MRI..

 

Trevor from Smashwerx is a visionary when it comes to dealing with shoulder injuries. He has lots of good therapy videos on his website.

 

If pulling the 5th wheel pin hurts your shoulder, have you tried a ‘happy unhooker’? They sell them at truck stops.

 

No. Got my first tear when I was 18 diving from a dock into the water. Just got over a frozen shoulder last year...took 3 years to unfreeze.
Currently dealing with another tear in my left shoulder..
See a Dr because a tear doesn’t heal itself..
my shoulders are beyond being able to fix because I didn’t take it seriously when I was younger.. So I suffer through it now and try not making any sudden movements with my arms.