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Originally Posted by
hurricane
Hello Mark,
I am newly registered memeber from northern ireland and used to really enjoy my weight lifting. Until 3 or four years ago I suffered a tear of my superspinatus, to cut a long story short I never got surgery I needed due to the health service in this country and shortly after the initial injury, I suffered some damamge to the other shoulder. I am in my 20's, very young for this sort of injury but my physipotherapists put it down to hooked acromium bones, impingement and having an extremely large upper back from deadlifting which meant i fount it hard to keep my shoulder back to avoid impingment.