Monte's shoulder

SwirlyBird

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A strain is a tear of the muscle fiber, a sprain is a tear of a ligament. A strain generally is more severe depending on the grade. This isn't something that Monte is going to work through this first game of the Big 12 Tournament and be OK after that. One has got to wonder if a hampered Monte Morris is better to play than not to play? The question you should ask is by playing with this injury what is the liklihood of it becoming worse each game he plays? I have been really pleased by the way Hallice Cooke has destributed the ball and generally overall play. What if Hallice assumes Point Guard duty?
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You know what strained shoulder means? One more year of Monte. :notworthy::spinny:
 

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I don't see why anyone is hating on a guy giving his opinion on an injury... Especially when he knows more than the majority of the population. Who know's how bad it is, looked like he's just telling us what the injury could be.
 

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Tweet from Hines quoted Monte stating there is an injury but he will play Thursday.

I'd still tank in the tourney or at the very least sit Monte to heal.. Other guys could use rest Im sure.
...and then every time I think this, I remember UCONN playing every day of the Big East Tourney and winning a National Title with 1 player.
 
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I'm friends with Monte on snapchat. He posted that he's getting X rays today. Hopefully those turn out well.
 

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I'm friends with Monte on snapchat. He posted that he's getting X rays today. Hopefully those turn out well.

Tommy Birch Verified account ‏@TommyBirch 53m53 minutes ago Prohm says that Monte Morris will sit out of practice today and tomorrow. Just to rest. Precautionary. #Cyclones


Travis Hines ‏@TravisHines21 51m51 minutes ago Monte Morris will sit out practice the next two days to rest his shoulder, Steve Prohm says

Hope for Monte's sake that there's no damage that a little rest won't heal. We definitely need him to be able to play through it, but I also don't want it to screw up his opportunity to go pro this year if that's what he wants to do.
 

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Travis Hines ‏@TravisHines21 56m56 minutes ago Morris sitting out a couple of days of practice is exactly in line with what Iowa State said about the injury Saturday.


Sounds like things are progressing about as they've expected, which I take as a good sign.

Edit: Assuming Monte is also correct in that they are only doing survey radiographs, I am pleased to hear that they aren't yet feeling that more advanced imaging is necessary (MRI, arthrography, etc).
 
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But you're wrong. If you're going to say that at a microscopic level a strain involves some tearing of myocytes, then I agree with you. But at a macroscopic level, a strain does not need to be a tear. It can simply be over-stretching of the muscles.

What he said is accurate. Rotator cuff strains involve tears of the muscle fiber and sprains involve tearing or stretching of the ligaments. Both can be problematic and both can be very minor and heal on theit own. Generally rest is the best medicine for a strain. Minor strains can feel better sometimes after a few days of rest major ones he may not be able to lift his arm. Let's hope it is a minor strain. So he is in full swing for the tourney. I do agree, if it is on the fence they may decide to give him the extra rest so he is in full swing for the ncaa tourney. I would rather have him in good shape for the 4/5 ncaa game than play 70% up until that point and then because of inflammation he can't play in the second round.
 

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What he said is accurate. Rotator cuff strains involve tears of the muscle fiber and sprains involve tearing or stretching of the ligaments. Both can be problematic and both can be very minor and heal on theit own. Generally rest is the best medicine for a strain. Minor strains can feel better sometimes after a few days of rest major ones he may not be able to lift his arm. Let's hope it is a minor strain. So he is in full swing for the tourney. I do agree, if it is on the fence they may decide to give him the extra rest so he is in full swing for the ncaa tourney. I would rather have him in good shape for the 4/5 ncaa game than play 70% up until that point and then because of inflammation he can't play in the second round.

This has been covered previously, but here is a definition by the Mayo Clinic:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sprains-and-strains/basics/definition/con-20020958

"A sprain is a stretching or tearing of ligaments — the tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect two bones together in your joints."

"A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon."


I don't claim to be a human medical doctor, nor would I assume to be the authoritative source on musculoskeletal injuries, but I do disagree with his definition, as well as your statement. However, we may be arguing semantics in the sense of what you mean by "a tear" (microscopic versus macroscopic).
 
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God I hope this heals before the NCAA tournament. I hope they beat OU and then lose the next game for an extra day of rest for Monte. They need him close to 100% as possible.