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What Does this MRI Scan Result Mean?

I had an MRI on my shoulder due to intense pain and inability to move without sharp pain and pop sound. MRI results state: Supraspinatus tendinopathy, partial thickness tear vs. tendinitis; Mild subacromial bursitis; tenosynovitis long head of the bicep tendon; moderate sized glenohumeral joint effusion; fluid in the subcoracoid bursa; mild hypertrophic degenerative osteoarthritic changes of the acromioclavicular joint, but does not appear to represent an impingement morphology. What does this mean? The doctor said none of this would cause the pop sound with the extremely sharp pain that accompanies it when I raise my arm or extend it to the side. Doctor was not very informative at all. Just gave me a cordisone shot and said to see him in a month. Thank you.
Wed, 27 May 2015
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hi I did review your concern
Your MRI features are indicative of chronic osteoarthric changes and popping sound and mild pain can occur in this entity also
What the MRI helped was that it ruled out the other possibility with similar complaint that is rotator cuff or any impingment disorder
My advice would be to consult a rheumatologist and get yourself evaluated for the disease and start getting treatment and physiotherapy
I hope this helps
Let me know if you have any more questions or concern
Wish you all the best.
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What Does this MRI Scan Result Mean?

Hi I did review your concern Your MRI features are indicative of chronic osteoarthric changes and popping sound and mild pain can occur in this entity also What the MRI helped was that it ruled out the other possibility with similar complaint that is rotator cuff or any impingment disorder My advice would be to consult a rheumatologist and get yourself evaluated for the disease and start getting treatment and physiotherapy I hope this helps Let me know if you have any more questions or concern Wish you all the best.