Advice - yesterday I fell over and hurt myself...

[HarryisHairy]

...and I didn't cry or anything

I tripped over my laces and went down like a stone.

I twisted slightly to avoid falling on my bad knee and landed very heavily on one side. At the time I was so bloody embarrassed (friends who were with me helped me up) I just carried on - we were out on a walk.

This morning my shoulder is really sore. I can lift my arm up to shoulder height but it feels heavy and painful.
I'm sure it is just muscular (mind you, I thought that when I broke my leg although that was immediately very painful, this wasn't particularly).

So what now, any suggestions to help with the pain (have taken ibuprofen today which helps a bit) or to get it back to normal?

a good nights sleep.
a hotbshower in the morning.
maybe some more anti inflammatory drugs tomorrow.
Sounds like delayed onset muscle stiffness , which does wear off in a day or two.

Rest, ice, comfortable support, elevation. All delivered by drinking well iced g&t while hogging the sofa and the remote.

Tiger balm helps.

Delayed onset eh? Even my muscles are lazy, probably too busy eating cake to get on with seizing up.

Thanks, hot shower this morning helped a bit. Is heat better than ice then for sore muscles?

I can definitely do the hogging tv and remote. Elevating too painful so will lying in a lopsided way wincing when reaching for things do?

how you feeling now op?

Can you lift your arms up now? If not &,if there's any bruising, you might need an stay to check your shoulder blade & collar bone.
Hope you're feeling better

Xray, auto-correct, not stay, I'm not going all Moll Flanders yet!