I injured it playing flag football in California about 6 years ago. When I injured it I can remember that it was very sore and I wasn't able to use it while swimming/snorkeling etc. The circular motion was difficult and lifting anything above my head was near impossible. When I would work out a the gym with Brad and Ramsey the bench press and flies would create a lot pain to the point where I couldn't perform those types of excercises. I have lived with the uncomfortable situation for a long time now. It wasn't until I went skiing about a month ago and landed on the same shoulder hard that I think I re-injured or made it worse. Since my skiing accident I have been studying my symptoms on WebMD.com (awesome site for medical info). In all likeliness I have a torn rotator cuff. The skiing accident only made a slight tear worse.
I had no clue what an Arthrogram was until I looked it up. So here it is for minds that want to know.
An arthrogram is an X-ray test taken after a contrast material (such as a dye, air, or both) is injected into your affected joint. An arthrogram is used to view the soft tissue structures of your joint—such as tendons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage, and your joint capsule—that are not seen on a plain X-ray (without contrast material).
This type of X-ray, also called an arthrogram, is used to assess a joint for the cause of your symptoms or problem with your joint. An arthrogram may be more useful than a regular X-ray because it shows the surface of soft tissues lining the joint in addition to the bones. This procedure can be done on various joints, including your hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, or jaw (temporomandibular joint).
Other types of imaging, such as magnetic resonance image (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) , may provide different information about a joint. They may be used with an arthrogram or when an arthrogram does not provide a clear diagnosis.
A needle is inserted into your joint area. Joint fluid may be removed so that more contrast material can be injected into your joint. A sample of your joint fluid may be sent to a lab for analysis. The fluoroscope ensures that the needle is placed correctly within your joint. The contrast material is then injected through the needle into your joint. Your joint may be injected with a dye, with air, or with both (double-contrast arthrogram). The needle is then removed.
I am hoping that the June 30 date can be pushed up a bit with a little help of dad and friends so that I don't have to go the entire summer with little use of my shoulder.
4 comments:
good luck. I hope you heal fast.
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Looks like Dave will be playing one-handed golf all summer.
that's no good! think how often we use that part of the body. hope they find the problem
this is my year to beat you at golf - yeeee haaaaa. Of course your mother can beat you at the best of times.
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