1 Arm Shorter
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Topic: 1 Arm Shorter
Posted By: bax7889
Subject: 1 Arm Shorter
Date Posted: 8/28/13 at 8:59pm
| So I have this issue... My right arm is 1-inch shorter than my left. What can I do to prevent building/exhausting my right arm? Is it simply a matter of moving my left arm out 1-inch wider? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. |
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Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 8/28/13 at 9:04pm
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There are a number of athletes on here with real medical expertise, but I'll start with the obvious question: why is it shorter? I destroyed my left clavicle in a motorcycle accident back in 2005 and it shortened my left arm's reach by about an inch when all the bone fused back and the ligaments shortened. That eventually resolved over about a year. Is it something like that, or just a way-you-are-put-together kind of thing? ------------- Aim high. Stay hungry. |
Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/28/13 at 9:29pm
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Just the way I was put together Tom. |
Posted By: Sean
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 7:55am
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Have you been fully medically assessed? X-rays, MRI, bone measurements, etc?
The human body is a remarkably balanced object and unless you had some kind of gross trauma as Tom mentioned or an actual genetic birth defect (and it WOULD be a defect), I would actually work on the assumption that you have a twist or imbalance somewhere in the trunk of your body, ie hips or shoulders.
You hear "I have one leg shorter than the other" a lot. 99/100 it's a hip issue and has zero to do with bone length.
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Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 8:28am
| Thanks Sean. Never been medically assessed. When I hold my arms out straight in front and bring my hands together, the right side is an inch shorter. Thanks for the advice. Made an appointment with the Doc for Friday. |
Posted By: jsully
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 10:54am
well in that case, the answer is simple. Lean forward more with your right side.
Doc Sully saves the day!
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bax7889 wrote:Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 11:05am
Thanks Doc! You da man! 
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Posted By: CHAD
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 11:46am
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Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/30/13 at 1:32pm
| Saw the doc and he said everything is normal. Talked to a physical & massage therapist. Turns out back muscles on the right side are tighter than the left. Just need to stretch more. |
Posted By: Sammy68123
Date Posted: 8/31/13 at 7:55pm
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If you're right-handed, it makes sense that the right side muscles are tighter than left side--more use. ------------- Teresa Merrick Bellevue, NE |