I have a torn WHAT?

The issue that has kinda taken up my time lately has been this



in my right shoulder... damned gym climbing!!

After a month of physical therapy doing exercises similar to the ones found on this Climbing Shoulder Health article, my shoulder is still clicking... and I don't trust it. I wish I had been doing these exercises all along- perhaps it would have prevented it.

This animated presentation entitled SLAP Tears in Climbers describes it pretty well.
This other animated presentation has video footage of the repair procedure.

This collection, Anybody heard of a "labral tear"? has some laymen's anecdotes & comments about labral tears from people who have dealt with it.



149 days til MCATs



edit July 10 2007:
-I had a SLAP repair done on Jan 29, 2007
-Went to PT three times a week for 3 months
-Started back climbing during SUSHIFEST in UT on April 21st belayed by none other than Mal Daly who, without all 10 fingers & missing a foot, climbs 5.awholelotharderthanmostfolks.
-It's pretty much as good as new.