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[QUOTE="Smit-Dog, post: 559145, member: 25436"]
I tore my rotator cuff 4 years ago downhill skiing. It was the weirdest injury I've ever had.

For the first 3-4 weeks after I tore it, it was sore, but I had full range of motion and fair strength. I thought I could just brush it off. Then I went skiing out west, and although I didn't fall on it, I did tweak it a few times going through some bumps.

About 1 week after getting back from out west, and about 5 weeks after originally injuring it, I had the most excruciating pain in my shoulder. Could not lift it above chest level. Could not get a glass out of the cupboard. Zero strength and range of motion. It was like I was suddendly crippled.

Went to the doc, lots of x-rays. He said partial tear, and gave me some anti-inflamatory pills, and a sheet on physical therapy exercises. The exercises were necessary to get the range back, and breakdown the scar tissue that had formed. It was extremely painful, and took about 6 months to get back 100%. I still don't have the same range of motion I had before tearing it.

See a doc, and see if phyiscal therapy will get you back on track. Good luck!
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