For about the past six months I've been having pain in my right arm and shoulder; both the arm and the rotator cuff area. A pain that doesn't normally affect my life too much but recently at Catalina I found out I could only make about 4-5 long casts for bonito before the pain really flared up. I gave up the pursuit of bonito and stuck mainly to the bottom fish. When it affects fishing it needs to stop.
I had gone to the doctor around the first of the year. The cause of the pain? Not sure. A cortisone shot stopped the pain for a few weeks but was not a cure. Ex-rays showed some arthritis; basically you're old. But, we need to see what we can do. So today I started some physical therapy, which I thought went well.
One question I asked him was if he thought the fishing/casting was a cause of the problem? Good news—he didn't think so. What about the hours I spend in front of a computer working on stories about fishing? Ahh! Bad news—that could be a big part of the problem. You need to get up often, go do something else, and exercise your arm and shoulder muscles.
So, I will try to get up more often. But can't give up fishing or writing about it. I imagine the same might be true for some of you?
I had gone to the doctor around the first of the year. The cause of the pain? Not sure. A cortisone shot stopped the pain for a few weeks but was not a cure. Ex-rays showed some arthritis; basically you're old. But, we need to see what we can do. So today I started some physical therapy, which I thought went well.
One question I asked him was if he thought the fishing/casting was a cause of the problem? Good news—he didn't think so. What about the hours I spend in front of a computer working on stories about fishing? Ahh! Bad news—that could be a big part of the problem. You need to get up often, go do something else, and exercise your arm and shoulder muscles.
So, I will try to get up more often. But can't give up fishing or writing about it. I imagine the same might be true for some of you?
