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A Vikings jersey #4 with Favre written on it hung in the corridor. \u00a0There were other jerseys too not any one I recognized. \u00a0Kate found me a shoulder doc and this was a sports medicine clinic. \u00a0And here I was. \u00a0#66.<\/p>\n
The shoulder quieted down after three weeks of rest and return to resistance work has not caused it to flare again so this appointment didn’t seem as urgent as when I first made it. \u00a0Still, I wanted to know what was going on and what I might do if it got problematic again.<\/p>\n
The short answer. \u00a0Aging body. \u00a0Maybe some nerve impingement from arthritis in the neck. \u00a0Maybe some tear in my rotator cuff. \u00a0At my age 20-30% have some. \u00a0Maybe some asymmetry from the polio long years ago. \u00a0After several x-rays there was no sign of arthritis in my shoulder area. \u00a0“The bones are healthy, especially for someone your age.”<\/p>\n
I have “an open invitation” for an MRI and further imaging to run down with some certainty the rotator cuff and nerve involvement, but there’s nothing that can be done about them now. \u00a0So I passed on the imaging for the moment.<\/p>\n
A bit of physical therapy, maybe two sessions.<\/p>\n
Got what I wanted. \u00a0Nothing immediately urgent or long term important going on. \u00a0It may never flare again. \u00a0If not, all to the good. \u00a0If it does, I’ll take Dr. Lervick up on his invitation and see him again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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