I have been plagued off and on for 14 months with a painful left trap muscle. My ART therapist says it may be sclerotogenous pain from a torn labrum? Has anyone ever heard of sclerotogenous pain? I'm a bit worried about the MRI too. Don't they sometimes miss small tears?
Hi Leslie! Happy Turkey Day! If you are having a MRI you really need to have an arthrogram with it for it to be accurate. I had one on my right shoulder and it clearly diagnosed my problem. They inject contrast medium into your shoulder "capsule" and can see the anatomy of the joint and if it has been compromised. My doc insisted that I made sure they did the arthrogram with the MRI or else it would be a "waste of time". It is not painless...but it's not too bad either. You just feel a lot of pressure when they inject the dye. My shoulder already hurt so bad that the procedure really didn't make it much worse! It was worth it to find out what the problem was. I had surgery and I'm feeling better....as long as I do my exercises!
Hi Leslie! Happy Turkey Day! If you are having a MRI you really need to have an arthrogram with it for it to be accurate. I had one on my right shoulder and it clearly diagnosed my problem. They inject contrast medium into your shoulder "capsule" and can see the anatomy of the joint and if it has been compromised. My doc insisted that I made sure they did the arthrogram with the MRI or else it would be a "waste of time". It is not painless...but it's not too bad either. You just feel a lot of pressure when they inject the dye. My shoulder already hurt so bad that the procedure really didn't make it much worse! It was worth it to find out what the problem was. I had surgery and I'm feeling better....as long as I do my exercises!
