MRI results show a "moderate broad-based partial thickness tear" of the supraspinatus tendon, which is not a horrible diagnosis. Often people have a small tear and never know it. More concerning is the fact that my shoulder is so painful, and frozen in spite of all the PT. He wants to do a "manipulation under anesthesia" to break up the scar tissue and get it moving. That should show whether the pain is from the frozen shoulder or from the tear. I'm trying 6 more weeks of PT first to see if I can do it without that.
