Dr. Tigerchik wrote:
Dr. Tigerchik wrote:
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Additional comment - an EMG study might be useful to see if nerve damage is causing some of it. My current shoulder issues are a nerve problem
Oh, wow! Do you have numbness in your shoulder?
What caused your issues?
no numbness. I wasn't making progress w some PT exercises so we did an MRI. My supraspinatus on the R side has totally atrophied but the infraspinatus is fine. The same nerve innervates those two muscles. There's no sign of a cyst or anything on the nerve, meaning there's nothing to do surgically (I think). There could have been a cyst that then dissolved. Probably some little nerve off the big one is causing the issues. But we have no idea what caused the nerve problem in the first place. I see a shoulder specialist on 10/16, maybe will get some answers.
I sure hope you will get more answers at your appointment with the shoulder specialist. But more importantly, I'm glad you keep making progress with healing your shoulder!