Hey that really sucks. What section of your trap tore? Was it the upper, middle, or lower? I have a complete tear in my lower trap and don't know what to do. What has your orthopedic surgeon said about what he/she thinks you should do? Surgery?

By the way to answer your question, it is VERY VERY rare to have a completely torn trap. As far as other treatment options you have, you can see a M.A.T therapist. They will get your other muscles that are in the area to work at peak capacity so they will pick up the slack that the trap is no longer doing. You could also skip the surgery and just go straight to physical therapy. They will make sure that all your surrounding muscles are very strong so they will pick up the slack of your trap. But I would suggest you go see the surgeon first and git his/her take on what they think you should do and what all your options are. But for now, do not workout at all, take it really easy on your shoulder, ice it and then apply heat. Also you can take fish oil to help reduce the inflammation. I hope it all goes well for you. Also considering we both have the same injury and considering how rare it is, if you'd like I can give you my email and maybe I can help give you some advice and visa versa. Well either way good luck and know that there is someone else out there who is going through pretty much the same thing that you are, hopefully that will make you not feel like you're the only one. Good luck,

Kevin

i think your treatment options are pretty limited if your trap is completely torn the two ends are not going to heal together no matter what you do i would think the orthopedic surgeon would want to sow your muscle back together the trap is a large powerful muscle with a unique function and if you are lacking this muscle on one side of your body strengthening the surrounding muscles may not adequately restore proper function to your upper body and spine and in time you may develop scoliosis as a result your lucky in that your spine will not have to be operated on and as you probably know a good result is not always guaranteed with spine surgery repairing the trap muscle should be fairly straight forward in comparison i would go with what the ortho says just make sure he is a good one

all the best FreemanA

Hey thank you for responding to my post I really appreciate it. So, I just got back from the orthopedic surgeon and they did an x ray on my back and it turns out I have a slight scoliosis in my spine (I never used to have scoliosis). Even though I told this to the surgeon he examined me and concluded that my lower trap wasn't torn but he says there is some kind of "mass" in my middle trap (medial border of my scapula, parallel to my spine). I am scheduled to have an MRI done later today to see what the "mass" is. I would like your opinion on what the "mass" might be? My guess is that it is the belly of my lower trap muscle all balled up and that my lower trap is indeed torn. If you know any other ailments that produce the same symptoms as mine and that could be something other than a torn muscle I would be very thank full for you to tell me (I may have to spoon feed this surgeon the information). Thank you!

-Kdeazy

Hi Kdeazy yeah orthos can be a bit funny about what they reveal to you however in this case he is probably waiting to see your MRI reveals because that is the only way to tell what your problem is its extremely important that you follow through with the MRI and see who ever you are supposed to in a timely manner your scoliosis can wait until you have a full picture of your health.

Wishing you all the best Kdeazy feel free to post again any time.