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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 22:37:28 GMT
My doctor thinks I may have "torn a muscle" in my shoulder (I am due an MRI to check exactly what has happened).
As this seems to be a common football injury, I wondered if anyone on here had any experience of this? How is it fixed, how long does it take, etc?
Googling it hasn't exactly reassured me so far!
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Post by liburd on Dec 7, 2017 10:49:23 GMT
I think if it's just a muscle tear, it should heal itself with rest and, if you can get it, a bit of physio - how long depends on how bad the tear is. If it's something more complex involving joints, tendons, ligaments etc. then there may be a more complex solution, possibly involving surgery. The MRI is definitely the best way of diagnosing it, you should definitely make sure you get one. When I had a similar injury I kept getting fobbed off, and eventually when the MRI diagnosed it I got the right treatment.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 17:45:14 GMT
I think if it's just a muscle tear, it should heal itself with rest and, if you can get it, a bit of physio - how long depends on how bad the tear is. If it's something more complex involving joints, tendons, ligaments etc. then there may be a more complex solution, possibly involving surgery. The MRI is definitely the best way of diagnosing it, you should definitely make sure you get one. When I had a similar injury I kept getting fobbed off, and eventually when the MRI diagnosed it I got the right treatment. Same with my back - "no surgery required", until they saw the MRI! Trouble is, that arm/shoulder joint is mostly titanium these days, and, although it's designed to be "MRI friendly" (how?!), it's still metal, so it still buggers up the signal/image. If it is a tear, it's been a 5 or 6 weeks since I did it, and it only seems to be marginally better. Fingers crossed the MRI will reveal something straightforward that can be fixed easily. One thing I do not want is more bloody surgery. |
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Post by pedant on Dec 7, 2017 20:20:08 GMT
I'd recommend at least six months away from keyboards.
It may not help your torn muscle but there are benefits for others.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 22:17:13 GMT
I'd recommend at least six months away from keyboards.
It may not help your torn muscle but there are benefits for others. Not going to happen! What you see of me on here is usually the product of a brief 'lunchtime' and then an hour or so late in the evening - imagine if I was told to rest and could sit on here all day! |
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Post by spurstone on Dec 7, 2017 23:55:47 GMT
I'd recommend at least six months away from keyboards.
It may not help your torn muscle but there are benefits for others. Make sure the other band members are made aware you can't do gigs though😉 |
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