Wide handlebars causing shoulder pain??
02-26-08, 01:55 PM
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Wide handlebars causing shoulder pain??
I have developed shoulder pain in the front of my R shoulder since I began to ride a road bike last July. I've ridden about 1800 miles since then. The pain is over the anterior tendon to my biceps muscle. I have a hunch that it might be due to how wide my handlebars are; 46 cm. I should be using 42 cm. Has anyone over heard of wide handlebars causing shoulder pain?
02-26-08, 01:58 PM
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Those are rather wide bars, but a typical problem is that too much weight is being supported by one's arms. Have you been fit professionally?
You could try raising your bars a bit or moving your seat and bars closer together by repositioning the seat or using a shorter stem.
You could try raising your bars a bit or moving your seat and bars closer together by repositioning the seat or using a shorter stem.
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Do you have loss of movement / pain in the shoulder when reaching up behind the back and reaching up overhead to put on a jersey?
I had this type of shoulder pain in my right shoulder last year. The sports medicine facility I went to dianosed it as a "muscle impingement" in the rotator cuff. Generally, I was on my road bike so much that my shoulders naturally slouched forward. The shoulder muscles were stretched and weak in some areas so they were getting caught it between the joint resulting in swelling and even more impingement.
I'm 95% back to normal now from rowing, bench and military presses to strengthen the back to pull my shoulder back and strengthen the shoulders.
I had this type of shoulder pain in my right shoulder last year. The sports medicine facility I went to dianosed it as a "muscle impingement" in the rotator cuff. Generally, I was on my road bike so much that my shoulders naturally slouched forward. The shoulder muscles were stretched and weak in some areas so they were getting caught it between the joint resulting in swelling and even more impingement.
I'm 95% back to normal now from rowing, bench and military presses to strengthen the back to pull my shoulder back and strengthen the shoulders.
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04-03-08, 03:31 PM
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Do you have loss of movement / pain in the shoulder when reaching up behind the back and reaching up overhead to put on a jersey?
I had this type of shoulder pain in my right shoulder last year. The sports medicine facility I went to dianosed it as a "muscle impingement" in the rotator cuff. Generally, I was on my road bike so much that my shoulders naturally slouched forward. The shoulder muscles were stretched and weak in some areas so they were getting caught it between the joint resulting in swelling and even more impingement.
I'm 95% back to normal now from rowing, bench and military presses to strengthen the back to pull my shoulder back and strengthen the shoulders.
I had this type of shoulder pain in my right shoulder last year. The sports medicine facility I went to dianosed it as a "muscle impingement" in the rotator cuff. Generally, I was on my road bike so much that my shoulders naturally slouched forward. The shoulder muscles were stretched and weak in some areas so they were getting caught it between the joint resulting in swelling and even more impingement.
I'm 95% back to normal now from rowing, bench and military presses to strengthen the back to pull my shoulder back and strengthen the shoulders.
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I never changed my position on the bike, only visits to the weight room doing exercises to strengthen back and shoulder muscles. After a couple months of this, I do not have any pain anymore and mobility is almost back to normal.
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nesdog and joe -
I suffer from the same issue stemming from a car accident. stretching seems to be the only thing that helps. considering yoga now as well since the 6 ibuprofen/day can't be good.
I suffer from the same issue stemming from a car accident. stretching seems to be the only thing that helps. considering yoga now as well since the 6 ibuprofen/day can't be good.
04-03-08, 05:28 PM
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Might as well ask this here:
If the bars are too wide, what might hurt?
And, if the bars are too narrow, what might hurt?
If the bars are too wide, what might hurt?
And, if the bars are too narrow, what might hurt?
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Look into yoga or whatever else. Ibuprofen is about the only OTC pain reliever that works on me. So I used it. And became seriously allergic to it very suddenly. ER Doc told me it happens that way.
