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by Amy
June 24th, 2006, 6:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rotator cuff "issue"
Replies: 14
Views: 37785

Joe, Thanks for your advice. I've been in PT three times a week for about a month now and the good news is my range of motion has increased quite a bit. I'm about 85-90% on many motions, with the exception of behind the back. (This is usually the last to come back from what I hear.) The pain is stil...
by Amy
May 21st, 2006, 8:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Rotator cuff "issue"
Replies: 14
Views: 37785

Thanks guys. Ironically enough, I spoke with my sister today and it turns out she has this too. We never mentioned it to each other before (we live in different cities). She's about a month ahead of me in rehab and beginning to see signs of improvement. I begin PT tomorrow and should hopefully be ro...
by Amy
May 20th, 2006, 6:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rotator cuff "issue"
Replies: 14
Views: 37785

Not long after my last post on this (I was continuing to row), my shoulder/arm started to hurt much more. I began to think I really was doing some harm with my rowing. I returned to my doctor (internist) who referred me to an orthopedic. Well this being NY, it took about a month for me to get an app...
by Amy
April 12th, 2006, 6:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rotator cuff "issue"
Replies: 14
Views: 37785

Well, I'll be hornswoggled as to how I may have injured my rotator cuff then. I don't participate in sports that would lead to such an injury. Hmmmm.... But I do know that sometimes even the simplest of things can cause weird injuries, so maybe it was something as simple as bad lifting form with my ...
by Amy
April 11th, 2006, 9:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rotator cuff "issue"
Replies: 14
Views: 37785

Rotator cuff "issue"

I've been having shoulder/arm pain for a few months and during a general checkup my doctor said it was my rotator cuff. We agreed it was likely my rowing that caused the injury, and he gave me some anti-inflammatories and exercises to do. He said if it didn't get better, then PT and/or a trip to the...