one year ago i had a football injury where my shoulder pop slightly out of place. it has been bothering me since but i didnt think anything of it because the team trainer told me it was tendonitis. i have been playing basketball and when ever i block aball i get a extreme amout of pain and the same when throwing a football. i went to the doctor and he ordered me a mri he said the rotary cuff was torn but he didnt know the extent. if anyone has similar experences please tell me or any other info would be nice.
2007-10-29 10:16:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
one year ago i had a football injury where my shoulder pop slightly out of place. it has been bothering me since but i didnt think anything of it because the team trainer told me it was tendonitis. i have been playing basketball and when ever i block aball i get a extreme amout of pain and the same when throwing a football. i went to the doctor and he ordered me a mri he said the rotary cuff was torn but he didnt know the extent. if anyone has similar experences please tell me or any other info would be nice.
update
i played basketball yesterday and blocked a ball sending extreme pain down my arm that wont stop i think i need to go to the hospital.
2007-10-31 12:34:27 · update #1
Actually it's rotator cuff. Get the MRI so they can tell the extent of the tear. It can usually be fixed arthroscopically.
2007-10-29 10:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by D28Guy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-17 22:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Burl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I went through this.
Not only do you need to do the MRI but you need to understand it and what it says.
MRI will not show every thing that is going on. After MRIs and other exams when a very good surgeon finally decided to operate it was after he twisted my arm and put me on the floor.
He told me after that it was far worse than he thought it was from the MRI.
YES, do it. If they want an MRI they likely have a very good reason for requesting it.
If they do need to operate it will mean wearing a tiedown side holster type sling for almost a month but after that you should recover very well. It is not that huge really and if you are normal you will be cheating the sling after a couple of weeks.
It is not really nice but it beats being a cripple by a very long way.
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Doing the MRI is like being loaded into one of the torpedo tubes of the Starship Enterprise, very techie. very noisy. Have fun. They do offer headphones.
2007-10-29 10:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its best to get the MRI. The MRI will show your Dr. whats wrong with your shoulder and if you need surgery. There is not much he can do to treat you until you have the test done. If you have it done wear something comfortable.
2007-10-29 10:25:35 · answer #4 · answered by Ann K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's rotor cuff. MRI does not hurt. Have it done so they can see what's wrong with you.
editing - oops, of course you are right, ROTATOR cuff.
2007-10-29 10:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋