Heidi!

[shaddix]

Ok here's the problem. Pectoralis contraction against resistance causes medial deltoid pain. Doesn't make any sense to me.

I can't do pushups, can't bench press. I can overhead press, I can do chinups. If I lay down to do a pushup, as I begin the eccentric portion the pain increases. If I put my hands together like I am praying with a humeral angle of more than 10 degrees away from my body in sagittal plane I get pain in the medial delt.

If I consciously hold my shoulder very tight on bench press(100 lbs) the pain is better, if I decrease the angle between my humerus and my side(touch lower on the chest with the bar) then the pain is decreased.

Doing a lateral raise(right shoulder btw) into a wall does not cause pain even though I am contracting the very muscle(or at least I think) that hurts when I bench/pushup.

The pain is weird, it isn't the whole muscle, it feels like a "line" that starts at the top of my humerus and then goes down about 2 or 3 inches.

I also have some overall shoulder soreness and pain as well after a set of benching(only on the right side) feels like teres major or maybe lats, and anterior delt.

If you could provide any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!

[Heidi]

Hi
I doubt very much that it is a deltoid injury. I suspect more of a rotator cuff tendon injury, possibly an impingement syndrome.
You can read more about these here: http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/back/shoulder/rotatorcuff.htm
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/shoulder/impingment_syndrome.htm

[shaddix]

Thank you for taking the time to help me!

I will make an appointment with my family's ortho then in order to find out the specific problem. Hopefully I will be back to adding weight on my benchpress soon.

Are there any tests you could suggest in order to help me figure it out on my own, I won't be able to see a doctor until thursday? I have a camera and could upload a video of any tests to confirm they are being done correctly.