shoulder injuries

sharkey wrote:

has anyone ever gone down hard but not broken anything only to have a issue nag you for months. i went down hard a few months...

has anyone ever gone down hard but not broken anything only to have a issue nag you for months. i went down hard a few months bak and felt better after a few days but once i lift my arm above my head ior move it quickly t hurts on top of my shoulder and i can only throw a ball about 30 feet and it hurts like hell and now i work different because of this. would a doctor just tell me "it takes time" or is this something more

sharkey wrote:

thanks for all the advice guys. well when i crashed it took awhile to get off the dirt and i knew i was done for the...

thanks for all the advice guys. well when i crashed it took awhile to get off the dirt and i knew i was done for the day. im 40 now but still pretty active riding/ racing etc .i thought this would go away after a few days or a week but it didnt but i also didnt want to go to the doc and seem like being a baby. you know like going in to find out its nothing. it seems if i use it and keep my arm below eye level its not bad but heavy lifting or quick movements you can feel it. when i really noticed something wrong was when i was throwing a ball to my son and it was justa tennis ball that motion hurt alot and i could only throw it about 35-40 feet and not real hard. i can ride and it dont bug me much but as i said if i have to do any throwing like motion with the arm its basically useless or work above my head which for my profession can be alot sometimes. i notice it does seem to have some noise when i rotate it. its been about 2 months now. so do i bother going to a normal doctor or just go to some one who specializes in this stuff