Arms And The Man
June, 1995
Sitting on the examining table with my shirt off, I wait nervously for the X rays to arrive. A dull ache pulses from my right shoulder. The ache blossoms into sharp, searing pain if I raise my arm. When I pantomime tossing a baseball, the shoulder feels like it's packed with shards of glass. I wonder if I'll ever again be able to throw a pass, serve a tennis ball or paddle a surfboard.Dr. James Rogers, a Seattle sports medicine specialist, slaps four X rays onto a screen. As the light blinks on,...
