magicmamma wrote:So it was dislocated, but but without serious tears. I'm reminded of Candace Parker's injury in 2008 on route to her final Championship with Tennessee. I was watching the game.
A description:
"Parker dislocated her left shoulder in the first half against Texas A&M. Parker had just stolen the ball and was dribbling up the court when she curled to the side and stopped. A team trainer met her on the court and escorted her to the locker room with 3:50 remaining in the first half.
Parker returned to the bench a minute later and checked in at the first opportunity, but then clutched the shoulder again while trying to deflect a pass. Parker returned to the locker room with 15.6 seconds left, returned for the second half, and was able to play the final 10:39 with a sleeve on her shoulder."
She went on to win the championship and to play two seasons in the WNBA with the shoulder popping out from time to time. Finally she had a really bad dislocation and finally agreed to surgery in 2010, which appears to have repaired it.
I bring this up because Glen's injury seems to be similar. There's one big difference though. Candace is a string bean. Glen's huge muscles may be able to hold the shoulder in place without surgery.
I had a very similar injury in university. Did it whilst I was surfing, and it took weeks for the pain to subside. I've never been patient enough to rehab it properly, but I've done enough appropriate weight training over the last decade that it should have strengthened the area, but it still feels like a threat to dislocate if put under the wrong pressure.
In terms of basketball, it killed my ability to get my left arm up quickly for blocks and steals, and my offense was limited to layups and short one handed jumpers. Mind you, I didn't have millions of dollars invested in my recovery, but it will be interesting to see how Davis comes back from this.