Disability: Adapt or die trying
After the shock of being diagnosed with a rare and largely unknown disease or indeed any debilitating disease, it is of great concern to me that there is such a variety of initial reactions to the bad news.
Some are shocked into silence, others into outbursts of questions, tears are [...]
I had shoulder surgery about three months ago, not the best experience that I have ever had but nowhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be. This was the first time in my life that I had undergone surgery so obviously I had a few reservations.
My surgery was for a severe [...]
Shoulder injuries like Impingement Syndrome are unbelievably common. Also known as swimmers shoulder or throwers shoulder it can be very painful and is not to be laughed at. I know because a few months ago I injured my shoulder. It was easily done, I was trying to lift something that was too heavy and felt [...]
The phrase torn rotator cuff covers a multitude of injuries. Firstly there are four muscles in the rotator cuff any one of which can be torn. Secondly there are degrees of tear and finally, how you tear your rotator cuff can influence the treatment and how it responds to therapy.
Think of the tendons of this [...]
Earlier this year I tore my rotator cuff. I enjoy being active and found this particular injury unbelievably frustrating. Okay, I shouldn’t have lifted the desk without some help but I’m fairly impatient and have done things like this loads of time before without any problem.
I felt a pop in my shoulder and that was [...]