Whilst training the other day I landed rather forcefully on my left shoulder. I immediately felt something was wrong, something was seriously irritating my left shoulder! I felt the error signals rush to my brain and my body switching to emergency mode. I didnt feel no pain at that specific moment. I immediately let go of my opponent, I was very close to locking his arm. My left shoulder was completely immobilized I thats when I felt my bone popping out on my left shoulder... yikes!! At first I thought it was a dislocation but after visiting the emergency ward I realized its a common sporting injury - seperated shoulder.
Due to the location of the shoulder, its vulnerable to injuries in these types of sports (grappling, wrestling, rugby). Known as a separated shoulder, the clavicular bone and the scapula are joined by some ligaments. There's various grades to the injury. Grade I being a partial tear and a slight bump on the shoulder and grade VI being a complete tear with a dislocation and whole of other nasty stuff. My one is in the middle grade III and this means that the bone popping out, seen on the scan, is my clavicle sticking out. The ligaments holding it in place have been torn hence the reason its springing upwards! I'll be out of training for a few months unitl I get full mobility. I just hope this injury doesn't keep haunting me in the future... More worrying for me is a weird new phenomenon and fetish of staring at people's shoulders! lol
I'm a believer of fate and everything has a reason for its occurrence. This incident could be a reason for me to slow down and focus on other aspects of training and life. Funnily enough, it was only last recently I was wondering when I'd find time to complete my online personal training course. This seems to be the perfect time and hopefully add another valuable qualification under my belt! I can also focus on one handed defenses and fighting at a disadvantage..... (hope its not permanent!)
Injury is definitely depressing especially since it was my schedule 5 times a week, but I guess this is part of the learning process. I've seen talented people pack their bags after injuries, some more significant than mine. In the end, it boils down to how much you want it and what hurdles you're prepared to overcome to achieve that goal. Apart from the psychological battles that one faces, this debilitating hurdle is definitely something new to me. I hope I can bounce back stronger!
