When I got my 45# bow last sunday, it was a big weight upgrade from my old 30# fiberglass bow. I can handle the weight fine, the problem is I was having so much fun shooting it, I over did it for the first day. My arm was feeling fine after tons of shooting, and then all of a sudden on one shot, I pulled back the bow and my shoulder started to hurt. After that, I tried to pull the bow back and it was too painful. I figure I've pulled a muscle or something, but after a week, it's still extremely painful when I try to pull back my bow. My question is does anyone have any remedies for healing shoulders besides a lot of patience? I feel really dumb for not limiting myself so I wouldn't have hurt my shoulder in the first place.  

Go see an orthopaedist - don't rely on guidance from folks here.  Everyone's shoulder experiences are different.  You may have torn something and you need a professional eval. to find out what's going on.

Before you spend the money to see a specialist, I'd rotate heat and ice on it.I'd also take some tylenol as it reduces inflamation. I think you probably inflamed your shoulder from overuse, much like a baseball pitcher. I'm not a medical expert, but I'm fairly sure your family doc would tell ya about the samething

lower ur bow weight...rest rest...ice and heat and stretch the other shoulder too...  good luck

Yea nighthawk it feels similar to when I have thrown a baseball a lot in the past, except its not getting well as fast. I have iced it a few times and it seems to be getting a little better, just not as fast as I would have hoped. It will have to hurt for a long time before I go see a specialist, this is because I can do pretty much anything else without it hurting except pull a bow. I'm going to continue to ice it and hopefully it will feel better eventually.

QuoteOriginally posted by bayoulongbowman:
lower ur bow weight...rest rest...ice and heat and stretch the other shoulder too...     good luck

I think rest is the major point here! I'm sure if I just do that long enough it will feel better. It's just hard to quit shooting. It's like an addiction!  

Aleve is better for joint inflammation.  I just had rotator cuff surgery in February, and the orthopedic surgeon recommended Aleve for pain and inflammation.  I was already taking
Aleve for other joint pains.