Shoulder and elbow popping with pain throughout the day

[joshb12]

Stats:
I'm 18. Haven't lifted weights in a year.

I used to lift heavy a little over a year ago, doing the rippetoes program, and i kinda warmed up, but didn't a whole lot, and my joints started bugging me.

Before this, when i lifted moderate, my right shoulder, maybe left too, i can't remember, would pop on the first set or two of bench press, then by the third it'd be okay, that was without much warm up. (when i was 16).

Now i'm 18, and these are what gives me trouble.
My shoulder, if i lift it like i'm doing a lateral raise, sometimes if i raise it a little higher than 90 degrees my shoulder makes a pop/crack/click noise.
Yesterday i even done an ab workout (haven't worked out in about 10 months and this problem still bothers me), and i done planks, and this other ab exercise where you hold onto a chair while you're sitting in it, and lift your butt and feet and hold for a pause before letting yourself back down.

Today, my shoulder was cracking and towards the back of my shoulder hurts (maybe bursitis). But i used to have front shoulder pain as well. So I'm wondering if maybe this is some old tendinitis or something. just looking for help.

-----I've been to an ortho doc, and a family doc, and both said maybe it was simple tendinitis or bursitis but they didn't know.----

Now for the elbow pain. My olecranon area. It generally gets stiff, or has an ache right under the olecranon along the side of the ulna bone. My elbow is not swollen, but i do typically have somewhat pointy olecranons.

Just looking for some tips and help.
Maybe my rotators are just weak.

[Heidi]

OK. If you felt no sudden incident which caused pain initially then you need to have your neck ruled out for nerve compression there which can cause pain referred into the shoulder and arm.
If this is clear then the shoulder pain is probably related to your rotator cuff...possibly tedonitis, or an impingement.
Does the cracking etc hurt?
Try really stretching the chest muscles - these are often a big part of shoulder injuries as they pull the joint out of alignment if they're tight.

[joshb12]

[QUOTE=Heidi;6126]OK. If you felt no sudden incident which caused pain initially then you need to have your neck ruled out for nerve compression there which can cause pain referred into the shoulder and arm.
If this is clear then the shoulder pain is probably related to your rotator cuff...possibly tedonitis, or an impingement.
Does the cracking etc hurt?
Try really stretching the chest muscles - these are often a big part of shoulder injuries as they pull the joint out of alignment if they're tight.[/QUOTE]
What types of doctors can check for nerve compressions?

I've been to 2 types,
Family, and orthopeidic.
And both of them acted like they didn't know what was going on.

I wouldn't exactly say the cracking hurts in the shoulder, or the elbow.
Maybe just feels weird is all. But sometimes if say, the elbow's stiff, or it aches, i'll lift my arm and fully extend my elbow out to the side, and it'll pop and the pain sometimes goes away.

Another thing,
occasionally my biceps ache. And its not just in one area, sometimes the middle of the biceps, sometimes the upper, or sometimes the lower.
Not sure if this is related or would help.
But like the shoulders and elbows, it can be in both sides, just most of the time, neither shoulder, bicep, or elbows never to my memory have ever hurt at the same time (i.e. both shoulders have never hurt at the same exact time.)

Ma'am,
if i could just get this problem fixed, I have been praying every night for about 6-8 months now that it would, I'd be more than happy just swimming and maybe doing bodyweight exercises, but even if I couldn't do bodyweight, I'd be happy just to swim. I have changed my outlook on fitness, and I'm happy to just be able to swim. (haven't tried it yet, figured i should try and get this straight).

[Heidi]

Most doctors should be able to determine if the problem could be nerve related. Further tests maybe required to confirm this.
Referal problens are often overlooked so maybe you should just plant the seed in your Doctors mind!