Question - Shoulder (bump at clavicle/trapezius)

by Dave
(Winter Park, Fl)

Hello, I just found the site, great site.

Approximately 6 months ago me and a friend were pulling a tree along the ground with a vehicle to move it to another area of the property for it to be sawed into pieces. When the tree got stuck between 2 other trees, the individual in the vehicle pressed the gas and the tree began to bend and then it suddenly bent enough to clear 1 of the trees and it violently released with enough force to immediately hit me in the rear of my calves and swept me a few feet into the air and I landed on the ground with my upper back/shoulder area and knees were directly next to my head. It was traumatic and the hardest I have ever been hit.

Feeling pain all over but not particularly more so in the shoulder area, after a week or two I continued to workout with weights but it appeared that one shoulder was weaker than usual. One workout I went slightly lower than usual in the front shoulder press and there was tightness in the shoulder. Then some pain became evident in the left shoulder and I decided to rest it for 3 months. I then did yoga for 2 months and it was doable but some pain lingered in the upper shoulder area. I then recently began to workout with weights but the pain still lingers and it seems that one shoulder is weaker than the other and has some range limitations overhead.

Last week I noticed in the mirror that with both of my shoulders relaxed there is a very small bump (almost unnoticeable) where the trapezius muscle connects near the end of the clavicle. As I lifted this shoulder as if to shrug, this small bump seemed to move and feels as if the shoulder joint is allowing the bump to raise up somewhat. The other shoulder has no small bump in the mirror nor a small bump whatsover when I shrug.

Please advise asap. I do not desire surgery.

Thanks in advance.