It has been over 6 weeks and unfortunately there hasn't been any noticeable improvement to the health and mobility of my right shoulder. Despite protests from my physiotherapist to keep working at it I impatiently setup an MRI appointment toget to the bottom of the injury.
First time in an MRI. The technician offered me headphones and hands me a rubberised bell to ring in the case of an emergency. I slip the headphones on and then another pair of ear muffs go ontop. Korean Pop music sings mellifluously into my world as I lay down in the large contraption. I don't understand a single word but that is soon replaced by the discordant sound of the machine. It's loud. Really loud. 25 minutes pass and even though I'm not usually prone to claustrophobia am definitely glad to be done.
So the results...
1. Supraspinatus tendinopathy or intrasubstance tear.
2. Small anterior labrum tear.
3. Mild sub acrominal-sub deltoid bursitis.
4. Small bone cyst in humeral head close to biciptal groove region.
I honest don't understand what any of this means however the words 'tear' scare me to no end. I take the results to a orthopedic specialist and am explained what each item means. In a nutshell, he says points 3 and 4 are most likely not the cause of my current pain however the SLAP, or the labrum tear although minor, may require arthroscopy or key hole surgery. The suggestion is to try physiotherapy for 4-6 months and see if there's any improvement. Time will tell.
First time in an MRI. The technician offered me headphones and hands me a rubberised bell to ring in the case of an emergency. I slip the headphones on and then another pair of ear muffs go ontop. Korean Pop music sings mellifluously into my world as I lay down in the large contraption. I don't understand a single word but that is soon replaced by the discordant sound of the machine. It's loud. Really loud. 25 minutes pass and even though I'm not usually prone to claustrophobia am definitely glad to be done.
So the results...
1. Supraspinatus tendinopathy or intrasubstance tear.
2. Small anterior labrum tear.
3. Mild sub acrominal-sub deltoid bursitis.
4. Small bone cyst in humeral head close to biciptal groove region.
I honest don't understand what any of this means however the words 'tear' scare me to no end. I take the results to a orthopedic specialist and am explained what each item means. In a nutshell, he says points 3 and 4 are most likely not the cause of my current pain however the SLAP, or the labrum tear although minor, may require arthroscopy or key hole surgery. The suggestion is to try physiotherapy for 4-6 months and see if there's any improvement. Time will tell.
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