Limbo

I'm currently experiencing the most frustrating part of my short climbing 'career' to date.

It started with a strained rotator cuff in mid December which I have been nursing well till this day.

I did the initial rest and then rebuilt the strength using recommeneded exercises utilising resistance and therabands. it became a lot more stable and I began light climbing about 3.5 weeks after the initial pain.

I gradually upped the intensity from traversing to step wall v8's over the course of 2 weeks and was feeling great for the last 2 sessions or so.

Thinking I was in the clear I had an easy session last Thursday just doing V0-V4 volume before resting for Trowbarrow on Saturday and I was struck down once again with what feels like a shoulder impingement. This time it is in my good shoulder!

I thought it could just be a trapped nerve so stopped climbing and rested. I attempted to climb Saturday and had to stop after doing a warmup and repeating an easy 6c.

Since then it has been fine to move in every direction bar lifting my arm straight up ahead (in front). I did nothing Sunday and Monday and began movement exercises and v light theraband today and it doesn't hurt at all during this but feels kind of heavy/trapped on the front side when I just try to lift ahead and a bit creaky.

It's most frustrating and I'd love to know whether it is something serious as the left shoulder was. There was no immediate sign or event which triggered it so I'm not sure if it's just a trapped nerve causing this discomfort. I'm terrified to injure it badly but don't want to sit here doing nothing when there are trips to Northumberland in Feb and Switzerland in April.

I guess the most obvious explanation is that it has been caused by overcompensating for the opposite shoulder and needs a rest.

After taking nearly a month off with the other shoulder its pretty shit thinking about another month off whilst this once gets sorted! Looks like 2011 will be as unproductive as last year :(