Thread: Pec Tear

Sorry Jim, I can't help you. I always train low weight high rep count for endurance. I have had a couple of injuries though, mainly inflammation of tendons, and in 1 case the nerve that runs through my right elbow. And my left big toe still does not bend properly without causing a minor pain. this is all MA related and not gym related btw.

The lesson I learned is that you should have patience to let things heal properly before even thinking about starting your training again. If you do that, you should be allright. But if you start too soon, you will make your injury chronic.

How old are you James ? Makes a difference in healing duration. Like most things pertaining to older, it means slower healing. Getting into acceptance of diminishing returns is part of getting older. That is alright once done. Then the trick is appreciating what you can still accomplish with the resources you have. Get well soon.

If you were a real man or a real Aussie you would ignore the pain and just keep going.





wussie boy


Sorry, I can't help but I do hope you get better soon

[QUOTE=Jimbo;625899...However, there is a worrying dent near the shoulder at the top of the pec which I want to look at when the swelling dissipates...

...And I will definitely take it very easy. If I manage to escape this with no surgery, I will consider myself a very lucky man!

James.[/QUOTE]

The shoulder dent could just be apparent swelling along the path of the pec as it dives under/near the anterior deltoid and procedes to the humeral insertion.



If you had a tear, they would have been able to see it with the imaging you have had.

Just keep it light with high reps and you will be fine. No tendinous injury is a good thing. In my limited experience, I would estimate that at least 95% recover from this with no deficits in strength or range of motion.

You had a setback, not a permanent change to your abilities...if that makes sense.

Do get professional advice!

Some tissue is well served by blood and will heal
quickly. Tendon and cartridge not so much
and they need motion to bring in nutrition
and remove metabolic products.

With the strength you have it will be easy to hurt
yourself if you are not cautious. You might
be working with 2# weights in the gym
only to give the pickup tail gate a 200# shove
to slam it shut.

I turn 40 next month Jimmy. And I do take your point about age and recovery - things are not quite the same now as when I was 25! The amount of sleep I get, for one thing.

I have good people looking after me -the doc I am not so sure about in terms of his knowledge of these kinds of injuries, but my Physio is excellent and has a lot of links with the sport-type physiotherapists in football and at the Australian institute of sport. Not that I am anything like elite, just that if needed I can get the best help available.

I guess all I can do now is sit back and wait to see what the scans have to say. I tried gently stretching my pec yesterday and got almost 4/5 range before pain. Hopefully that is a good sign 3-4 days post injury.

lol! I need to find the poor bugger who was spotting me at the time - not only did he take the weight fairly quickly, but I am pretty sure he was traumatised a bit by what happened. He kept asking me what happened, but all I could do at the time was "feel the burn" lol! I think I may have mumbled something about a "chest cramp"

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Thanks guys. I am prepared to do whatever it takes, and if that means slow and steady, then that is what I will do. Believe me, anything relating to chest work holds no fascination for me at the moment!! lol

Who knows? Maybe this will be the catalyst for me to pursue my lifelong dream to get legs like Tom Platz!

James.

Now That's the spirit Mate....! Please keep us posted....!

OK, well the results of the scans are back and it is good news!

Tendon is intact. The damage is a proper tear in the muscle just below the shoulder (the dent I was talking about) at 11 o'clock, and minor micro tearing in the muscle fibres around the 10:30 o'clock region of the right pec. Couple of large haematomas in that area.

So no surgery required! Yay! I kinda figured that when the bruising came out and it was localised to the pec, not the arm. But it is nice to have it confirmed by the experts.

Rehab will be more like weeks (6-8) rather than months. Went to my first physio session yesterday and was able to get a full pec stretch. But I have to take things very slow and steady. Definitely no loading of the pecs for some time yet.

Thanks for all the support and info. guys. It really helped.

I will keep posting the rehab results, just in case any of you young whippersnappers end up doing something similar down the track.

Cheers,

James.

Nice, mate! Good to hear that it's not the tendon tearing off the bone!

Happy healing!