cthr600
Resident Strongman
Had the same thing in my glute once and it wasnt an infection, it went away after a week or so. I iced it the first night because I didn't know better and it seemed to help with the heat but I also read it was wrong to ice it. If its the crystals you want them to disolve and heat would be better. I didnt heat mine but I take hot showers so maybe that helped. Keep an eye on it and watch the redness. It should go away first then the knot (swelling will get smaller and smaller), at least that was my situation (not infection). Personally I would skip shoulders until it was gone or MUCH better.