Rotator Cuff pain?

@2025prospect posted:

Should I try and go see a doctor immediately?

Yes, well, maybe not tonight but before continuing to train/play. You've already had an injury. Better to tackle something early on before it progresses. Good luck!

2025,

A growing athlete is going to have soreness, aches and pains and such, and a lot of this is due to just using your muscles and body.  Sometimes improper warm up or ramping up too fast can cause discomfort.  Sometimes it's more serious - tendonitis, impingement, or worse.  No one here can tell you what is going on, you need to consult experts (orthopedic surgeon, physical therapist) that can help you tell the difference between fatigue, soreness, and injury.  

Since you've had an injury, I'd err on the side of caution.  Sometimes one injury can create another.  In my son's case, he fractured his medial epicondyle (the part of the bone in the elbow that connects the ulnar ligament) when he was 14.  It healed fine, but over the next two years he developed shoulder pain and problems that were a direct result of his elbow injury. In short, he didn't restore the full range of motion in his elbow, and as a result his shoulder had to compensate and do more work, and this created problems.

If I were you, I would consult and ortho and ask for an opinion.  He may recommend physical therapy.  At a minimum, you'll know if there is a problem or not and you'll probably get some recommendations on how to train more effectively.

@2025prospect posted:

Hello, I recently was throwing long toss outside and after I felt a bit of pain/fatigue in my rotator cuff. I did around 90 throws that day, maybe around 10-15 at my maximum distance, 180-200 feet. I hit the next day and did throw with it hurting a bit 2 days later. I didn’t go at any crazy distance (120 feet at most, maybe 60 throws?). I did properly stretch and warm-up before throwing on both days. Since Thursday, I haven’t hit or thrown at all, there was very little fatigue/light pain when resting it. Today I felt no pain while resting it. But, I picked up a whiffle ball and threw it lightly and I felt the pain. I have had an arm injury, (humerus fracture) which resulted in surgery. I was told by the doctor that the pain probably would come back and I just had to rest it. My concern is that the pain is not in my elbow but in my rotator cuff.  I don’t want this to turn into another major injury. Just wondering, is this normal? I feel like it might be as a result from too much throwing on Monday, but also don’t want to downplay it. Should I try and go see a doctor immediately?

Can't give you any medical advice to your specific situation. I would say if you have pain that is concerning to you and/or your ability to do what you need to do is limited then you should let your parents/guardians know and get it looked at.

My kid is coming back from an elbow injury. When he started to up his throwing volume and intensity he started to experience lat and rotator cuff soreness. There was no concern from his ortho and PT also agreed it was normal and gave him solid treatment in the right areas and he is fine. Like others have stated earlier have it checked out.

Go see a Doctor. Sound like what my son just had (same age as you). Only had pain when throwing. Turned out he had growth plate inflation. Few weeks of rest, and a slow ramp up back to full speed, and is doing better. Doctor gave him PT to do on his own everyday. To help stretch tendons to take pressure off the plates. Happen when you grow quickly. Go see a doctor.