shooting related injury

[irishshooter]

I recently sustained a strained rhomboid muscle from what is believed to be a repetitive use syndrome. PT believes it is also related to longstanding poor posture, occupational issues and bodybuilding in my 20s. It has been 8 weeks since i have done any dry fire exercises and about 11 weeks regarding live fire. Getting very discouraged with persistent pain and slow improvement. Any others here suffered any shooting related injuries similar to this or at all, in general??? It has however reinforced the need for me to stretch before a long day of drills and to keep up with the gym!!

[ACP230]

I sprained my right wrist getting up from kneeling in a winter match once.
(Shot on snow and ice in a club's parking lot with 10 foot snowbanks as backstops).

Couldn't rack the slide of an autopistol without pain for about a week.
Could stilll run a revolver, without much difficulty, however.

Made me think, again, that's it's a good idea to have both around.

[David Armstrong]

Any others here suffered any shooting related injuries similar to this or at all, in general???

Many long years of teaching shotgun finally caught up with me and now I use the big boomer only on rare occassions, and with a little hesitancy. Both shoulders have very limited motion due to repetitive stress and damage.

[LittleLebowski]

I recently sustained a strained rhomboid muscle from what is believed to be a repetitive use syndrome. PT believes it is also related to longstanding poor posture, occupational issues and bodybuilding in my 20s. It has been 8 weeks since i have done any dry fire exercises and about 11 weeks regarding live fire. Getting very discouraged with persistent pain and slow improvement. Any others here suffered any shooting related injuries similar to this or at all, in general??? It has however reinforced the need for me to stretch before a long day of drills and to keep up with the gym!!

I was shot in my right elbow and will be dealing with pain and loss of mobility for the rest of my life. Said injury is not keeping me from shooting. I strongly recommend swimming (if possible) as a way to maintain muscles and joints important to shooting along with cardiovascular fitness.

[jetfire]

I was going to post, but Lebowski wins.

[TGS]

Ask your PT about obtaining a TENS unit. I use one for my back that I hurt, according to my PT either from Crossfit or all that military stuff. My TENS unit is likely the only thing that will keep me able to walk after ECQC come March.

Shooting can be a pain. I'll usually grab a chair at the range and stretch/crack during little breaks.

[barstoolguru]

sounds like everyone needs a shot of geritol

[LittleLebowski]

sounds like everyone needs a shot of geritol

Yup, I'm weak.

[Corey]

Yup, I'm weak.

Always remember, you're not weak; you're other strong (and way tougher than me)

[JodyH]

I broke my left arm (funny bone actually) in October of '11, which set me back on my FAST coin goal.
It actually improved my reload because it allowed me to "forget" the wrong way and start over the "right" way, but I'm still off a bit on my recoil management (especially in long range sessions).
It didn't help that I cut my cast off after one week because I was impatient...

Not to mention this same arm took a .357mag to the radius and ulna back in 1990 and still has jacket material in it.
The look on the X-ray techs face when she came in with my arm x-rays this last time was priceless.
Especially since I played dumb for a few seconds... "I have no idea why there's a bunch of shrapnel in my arm!"