[assman]

(03-06-2012 05:32 PM)wolf Wrote:  

I have full ROM, but the shoulder is weak. I have been doing physical therapy on and off for 4 years but it's hard to stay motivated when you can't do more than 5lb dumbells. Whenever I go over 5lbs my shoulder starts to hurt. I build muscle but not the expense of pain.

My goal is to make my shoulder stronger, but without pain, which I haven't figured out. My injury is a shoulder separation not a shoulder dislocation.

Have you tried deep tissue massage either from a massage therapist or rolling on a ball? If you haven't, roll all aspects of your shoulder and upper back against a tennis ball pinned between you and the wall (lean into the ball/wall). Do this with your arm in different positions so you can expose different muscles to the massage.

Let us know how painful (or not) this is.