Shoulder Impingement is a painful condition caused by compression of rotator cuff tendons by the shoulder blade when the arm is raised.  According to my orthopedist (ex team Dr. for our local major Pac-10 university) when the patient is younger, the condition is caused by repetitive over head motion sports such as baseball or swimming.  Moving forward he will now add fly fishing to that list.  Single handed rod casting to be specific.

After months of PT and little improvement, I'm biting the bullet today and having acromioplasty surgery.  In fact, it's possible that the tool used to bore out more breathing room in my shoulder is sizzling as we speak. And, in some Northwest flow, there's bound to be a fish or two with a smirky mandible.

As spey brands/manufactureres plan for their 2010 marketing campaigns, they may consider adding another value point to their positioning statements.  And, I'm their man if they need endorsement.    

Update on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 9:13PM by El Guapo

Reports from Mrs. Rathbun are that E-bun is doing well post surgery.