Shoulder impingement - tips to get through it?

I’ve been back into working out regularly for the past 5 months and now have a shoulder impingement. I was really conscientious about taking it slow, but must’ve overdone it with gym and landscaping projects. I’m extremely bummed because I have never really loved working out, but it’s finally become habit and I’m seeing great progress.

I had an impingement on my opposite shoulder 2 years ago and it took what felt like forever to heal. I did injections, Meloxicam, and PT. I’m back on Meloxicam and doing some PT exercises, but really disappointed that I will lose most of my gains if I take a few months off. I really want to get back to my routine.

Has anyone gone through this and do you have advice?

Posted May 1, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

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