Shoulder Pain

[WoundTight]

The shot put is not my event, but I am being, um, 'guided' into it by coach because it's lacking team members. I am suffering shoulder pain, and worse-my hand has started going numb. I can no longer sleep on my right side because of the pain.

What is likely to be causing this? Coach is trying to convince me it will get better with training, but its causing some real problems.

[Richie]

That sounds rather worrying-especially the numbness. It sounds like there is some swelling that might be compressing a nerve in your shoulder. You might try icing it or using a cool pack to see if that helps the numbness.

Doesn't sound like coach is listening to you all that well-that doesn't sound like something you can train through.

[purple]

It does sound like nerve issues such as swelling, pinching, etc. I would put my foot down as anything thats causing numbness could lead to bigger problems down the road.